North West star and Tenterden-raised jockey Jessica Gray fights off lengthy ban after receiving a positive drug test

Leading North West jockey and Tenterden-raised Jessica Gray has received a serious driving ban after giving a positive urine sample on Broome Cup day in August. On Tuesday, Racing WA stewards announced the results of an investigation after Gray was found to have banned substances in her system on August 24, banning the senior driver … Read more

Nature Positive Laws: Gas industry warns of shortages if Greens' plans to ban new projects are implemented

If the Greens have their way, WA will run out of gas by the middle of the next decade, disrupting the state's main electricity supply to homes and industry. The Greens want to freeze all new coal, oil and gas projects and the associated infrastructure, citing scientific studies that show that fossil fuels must remain … Read more

Environmental activist and Shepherd's Hut owner Laura Wishart wants support for Nature Positive Bills

The third-generation owner of a family-run winery in Porongurup has said stricter conservation laws would cut red tape for businesses as federal parliament prepares to debate environmental law reforms. Shepherd's Hut Wines owner Laura Wishart was one of seven Western Australians who met with federal ministers in Canberra on August 21 to discuss the three … Read more

Nature Positive: Tanya Plibersek in talks with coalition and Greens about controversial federal environmental protection law

The coalition has not ruled out a deal with Labor to create a slimmed-down Environmental Protection Agency, while big business is pushing the major parties to join forces to outmaneuver the Greens and their push for a so-called climate trigger. The West has confirmed that Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is talking to the opposition and … Read more