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Beating a path to Pathfinder

11 Feb 12 | IT IS not even finished yet but Australia's newest radio telescope is effectively booked out for the first five years.

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Pastoralists react to viability comments

11 Feb 12 | PASTORALISTS have accused Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Regional Development and Lands, Wendy Duncan of being out of touch after comments made in last week's Farm Weekly.

Agribusiness and General - Political

Asia Iron farm land deal no big deal

10 Feb 12 | ABOUT 3250 hectares of prime Three Springs farmland has been purchased by a subsidiary of mining company Asia Iron Holdings. |

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Customs confirms glyphosate inquiry

10 Feb 12 | WA company 4Farmers has dismissed claims of dumping as "nonsense" after Customs and Border Protection announced it would be conducting an inquiry into the alleged dumping of fully formulated glyphosate products imported into Australia from China.

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WA govt launches new food initiative

09 Feb 12 | MUCH has been said about the issue of food security and how a projected population of 9 billion people by 2050 will be fed. |

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Agribusiness and General - Political

FMG's Cloudbreak expansion faces strict conditions

09 Feb 12 | FIRTESCUE Metals Group will have to meet strict conditions to minimise environmental impacts associated with an expansion of its Cloudbreak iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia's Environmental watchdog announced today.

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DEC mops up after Carnarvon fire suppression

08 Feb 12 | THE Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) has wrapped up its biggest firefighting operation in decades after more than a month of battling multiple fires that burned through more than 800,000ha of mostly pastoral land near Carnarvon.

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Work camp first for the Wheatbelt

08 Feb 12 | A NEW work camp aimed at rehabilitating offenders through valuable community work will be launched today in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region.

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Key projects opened at Kununurra/Wyndham

07 Feb 12 | THE formal opening of Kununurra’s new airport terminal last Friday and a new public jetty in Wyndham on Saturday are the latest developments to vital community assets in the growing East Kimberley region.

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Package of WANDRRA measures to assist primary producers

07 Feb 12 | THE State Government has said it is committed to assisting small businesses, primary producers, churches, sporting associations and voluntary non-profit organisations whose assets have been destroyed or damaged as a result of a declared natural disaster caused by bushfire, cyclone, earthquake, storm, flood, natural hazard, meteorite strike, storm surge, tornado, landslide or tsunami.

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Albany borefields upgrade to boost water supply

07 Feb 12 | DOZENS of bores will be upgraded or replaced and six new bores installed as part of a $24million water source project in Albany.

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One year on, silver lining out of the ashes

06 Feb 12 | NOLA Bosveld stands on the bare patch of land where her home of 20 years used to stand, and smiles.

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Native title agreement a good thing for mining

06 Feb 12 | THE West Australian mining industry is welcoming the proposed $1 billion cash and land native title agreement that the West Australian government hopes to settle.

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National survey into remote health work launched

06 Feb 12 | A NATIONAL survey has been launched this week as part of an innovative project, Working Safe in Rural and Remote Australia.

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WA potash company takes vital step

06 Feb 12 | LABORATORY quantities of commercial quality potash have been produced by WA exploration company, Potash West.

Agribusiness and General - Finance

Livestock transporters call for compensation

06 Feb 12 | WA livestock transporters will approach the government for compensation following the successful appeal of Mitchell's Transport in the District Court recently.

Agribusiness and General - Political

Pastoralists slam rent rise decision

04 Feb 12 | PASTORALISTS are concerned about the future of their industry following the State Government's decision to increase pastoral rents for the third time in three years.

Agribusiness and General - Political

WA port shake-up to improve efficiency

03 Feb 12 | THE government has announced the biggest shake-up of the state's ports in decades, in what it says will create greater benefits from the booming commodity exports industry.

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Mitchell appointed Fed Director of Nationals

03 Feb 12 | FEDERAL President of The Nationals, John Tanner, has announced that Scott Mitchell has been appointed Federal Director of The Nationals.

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Growing landholder interest in carbon sink opportunities

03 Feb 12 | THE number of landholders investigating carbon sink opportunities with CO2 Australia, the largest provider in the sector, has increased by 681% since the introduction of the Federal Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) in August 2011.

Agribusiness and General - Finance