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Giving evidence on the fourth day of a coronial inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman in WA's Mid West, Senior Constable Brent Wyndham says everything he did on the night she died "was right".

A coronial inquiry has heard police internal affairs found an officer failed four times to follow the WA Police use of force policy when shooting an armed Indigenous woman in the Mid West city of Geraldton in 2019.

These WA community members say naming a new federal seat after a World War II nurse is all very well, but they want the honour to go to a born and bred local, not an out-of-towner.               

Rob Egerton-Warburton, who has farmed for nearly 30 years running 20,000 merino sheep in the industry's WA heartland, says now that the live export ban is legislated the industry should look to fresh opportunities to survive.

Diesel accounts for about 85 per cent of the energy used on Australian farms, but that mix is expected to change as alternative fuels and renewable technology become more affordable.

The man's lawyer told a WA court his client was trying to catch up with a convoy of other luxury vehicles after stopping for a drink and a look at the map.

The mother of a woman shot dead by police in Geraldton hopes a coronial inquest due to start today will finally provide the family with answers.

A policewoman who saw a fellow officer fatally shoot an Aboriginal woman with known mental health issues tells a coronial inquiry additional training was unlikely to have prevented the victim's death. 

The mother of a woman shot dead by police in Geraldton hopes a coronial inquest due to start today will finally provide the family with answers.

Extreme coastal erosion, a visiting Chinese premier and an award-winning chef's stint in a northern pub — these are WA's top photos of the month for June.

Five years after a 29-year-old Yamatji woman was shot dead on a suburban street in regional WA, her family want the officer who pulled the trigger moved to a different beat.

The basketballer from country Western Australia signs a contract with Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA after missing out on draft night.

A WA-based gas company's plans to make 1.4 million tonnes of urea per annum from clean hydrogen and natural gas, which attracted the interest of farmers, will now focus on producing electricity instead near Three Springs.

Declining rainfall and a 34 per cent drop in water flow results in increased management measures put in place around the major food-producing town Gingin north of Perth.

The Shire of Cunderdin agreed to the demolition of its hospital in exchange for improved health services — 10 years later, the centre has been built but the community has been left without overnight or palliative care. 

Farmers have been told to stand "shoulder to shoulder" after the federal inquiry into phasing out the export of sheep by sea recommended the bill be passed.

A federal inquiry into the government's plan to ban the live export of sheep from Western Australia backs the bill in its initial report handed down on Friday and calls for more funding for the industry. 

Local councils say the growing number of renewable energy projects needs to be balanced against local land use requirements and community interest.

With producers across the state looking far and wide for hay at a time of below-average rainfall, the mining giant's sudden drop in production comes as a blow to the livestock industry. 

Travelling to Perth for medical treatment is becoming more costly for country West Australians, who receive the lowest fuel rebate in the nation and an accommodation allowance that would not cover half the price of the average hotel room. 

WA farmers impacted by the proposed ban have had their say in Northam today, after a Canberra hearing heard from animal activists and industry leaders earlier this week.

The majority of the building was built in 2016 at a cost of $880,000.

Officials in Geraldton decided to bring down the $880,000 build after rain and high tides this week left it at risk of falling into the ocean.

Residents of Dongara and Port Denison have been without phone coverage since blackouts last Friday, accusing the telco of leaving the community in the dark about repair efforts.

The WA opposition says flood damage to the Geraldton-Mount Magnet road shows investment in country roads is being deeply under-resourced.