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Historic wheat shipment ends CBH's 85-year export monopoly at WA port

Competition grows in Western Australia wheat exports as farmers fed up with export costs send an independent grain shipment from Geraldton to Indonesia.
a loader with a bucket full of wheat

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Grain Growingby Joanna Prendergast and Belinda Varischetti

Pilbara pastoralist says farmers need to 'fly the flag' with unified lobby

Forming a united food producers lobby group "won't be a cheap exercise" but it is necessary to achieve results, those behind the fresh push say.
A tractor pulls a piece of machinery across red dirt.

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Agricultural and Farming Practiceby Joanna Prendergast and Belinda Varischetti

Fuel giant's plan could use Australian canola for aviation fuel

It's tricky to decarbonise airplanes, but a plan to manufacture aviation fuel from canola looks set to take off.
Gloved hand holding a flask of golden liquid fuel inside a lab facility.

Published: Source: LandlineTopic: Biofuelby Kath Sullivan

Calls for renewable companies to invest in host communities

A regional town which could soon be home to some of WA's largest renewable energy projects says developers should cough up to support the community. 
A wind turbine.

Published: Source: ABC Great SouthernTopic: Alternative Energyby Paul Cook, Peter Barr and John Dobson

Fishers say high seafood prices the trade-off for more protected ocean

Shoppers are warned Australian seafood prices will rise under plans to prevent commercial fishing in millions of hectares of ocean, announced by the federal government at a UN conference this week.
a freshly caught pink snapper

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Fishing and Aquaculture Industryby Joanna Prendergast and Kate Forrester

Nurse deregistered for stealing painkillers while patients missed out

Gary Shane Stevenson repeatedly stole controlled medication while he worked at a WA hospital, leading to patients being deprived of the pain relief they were prescribed.
A bottle of morphine-based painkillers.

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Drug Offencesby Chloe Henville

West Australian fire volunteer's decades of service honoured

Toodyay Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service captain Ian MacGregor has responded to some of WA's most traumatic fires and road incidents during decades of service, recognised this week with the Australian Fire Service Medal.
A man standing next to a fire vehicle.

Published: Source: ABC Midwest & WheatbeltTopic: Awards and Prizesby Eliza Bidstrup

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Renewable Row: The challenges of green hydrogen

Kalbarri residents and businesses concerned over proposed green hydrogen energy project.
Duration: 12 minutes 44 seconds

Source: ABC News

WA historian recalls photographing troops during World War II

Stan Gratte took up photography as a boy during World War II, recording Geraldton as a garrison town.
War Photography. Sepia photograph of men in army uniforms holding guns surrounding a man with hands on his hips circa mid 1940s
Duration: 2 minutes 19 seconds

Source: ABC News

Smoke and sand were seen blowing in a strong wind.

Members of the Save Lancelin Dunes action group believe the sand dune provided protection when the coastal town was recently threatened by an emergency level fire.
Duration: 12 seconds

Source: ABC News

First image from SKA Observatory telescope in WA released

A world-leading telescope in WA's outback reached a critical milestone after capturing its first image. Doctor Sarah Pearce is the telescope director and says the image quality will improve as the telescope continues to be built in stages until 2030.
WA Telescope Success: two images of a starry night next to each other
Duration: 4 minutes 16 seconds

Source: ABC News

National News

As the US dropped bombs on Iran, Trump monitored from the Situation Room

Many turning points in world history have stemmed from the White House's Situation Room. US President Donald Trump hopes this moment will be another one.
Trump sits at a conference table in a room with wood panel walls

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Warby Elissa Steedman

Inside the Iranian nuclear bunker Trump claims to have 'obliterated'

Only the US had the military hardware to reach the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, the once-secret nuclear facility buried deep under a mountain in Iran.
A 3d terrain map showing the mountains and the Fordow plant highlighted in orange

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Warby Jonathan Hair, Alex Palmer, Mark Doman and Dan Harrison

Iran's nuclear sites hit by 'the most expensive military aircraft ever built'

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that B-2 stealth bombers were involved in the attack, but did not specify which types of bombs were dropped. Here's what we know about the bombers so far. 
B-2 Spirit bomber
Duration: 34 seconds

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Nuclear Weaponsby Yiying Li

Australia calls for de-escalation over Iran as Coalition endorses US strikes

The Australian government has stuck to its position of de-escalation in the wake of the Trump administration's attacks on three Iranian nuclear sites, stopping short of endorsing the key ally's actions.
Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie in mid-sentence.
Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Unrest, Conflict and Warby Journalist Maani Truu

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