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There are concerns a blaze which destroyed parts of an agricultural supplies warehouse may stretch fertiliser and chemical supplies thin for farmers across Western Australia ahead of the seeding season.

Authorities issued a hazmat warning for several suburbs in southern Perth after a warehouse storing agricultural supplies went up in smoke.

A factory fire in Perth's heavy industrial complex has seen a toxic smoke warning issued for more than 40,000 people living in nearby suburbs.

The WA government says it is one step closer to moving commercial shipping from Fremantle port to Kwinana, freeing up 260 hectares of prime water-front land for redevelopment.

Home to fewer than 3,000 people, a town in WA's South West has become a growth hotspot for people looking to escape busy city life.

While it has some pushback in favour of other waste reduction measures the facility, alongside another, is expected to process 700,000 tonnes of rubbish per year. 

Police are investigating whether an altercation led to the death of a man in an industrial area car park on Thursday night.

Within the isolated borders of Western Australia, a story is unfolding that offers a window into the tectonic shifts underway in the world's energy system and way of living, writes Daniel Mercer.

The rival gang member who allegedly organised the fatal shooting of WA bikie Nick Martin makes his first appearance in court, accused also of trying to arrange the murders of two other people.

Crew member from freight ship docked in WA tests positive to COVID-19

A crew member from a freight ship docked at Kwinana Bulk Jetty in Western Australia has tested positive for coronavirus.

A crew member from a ship docked at Kwinana Bulk Jetty in Western Australia tests negative for coronavirus after initially testing positive in what is believed to be an historical case.

Police question a man over the public shooting of former WA Rebels president Nick Martin at Perth's Kwinana Motorplex, but say no charges have been laid and investigations are continuing.

WA residents are being urged to remain vigilant over the coming days with "relentless" gusty winds and warm temperatures, as fires continue to burn around the state.

Crews in Western Australia work through the night against three emergency level fires — two in the greater Perth area and one in Geraldton — with two of the blazes now downgraded to watch and act level.

A crew member on board the BM Matsuyama bulk carrier at the Kwinana Grain Terminal is due to be taken to hospital after reporting coronavirus-like symptoms.

Plans to build a new container port in Perth's industrial south spark criticism over the potential environmental impacts on the nearby waterway and raised fears Fremantle could lose its "heart and soul" if its port shuts shop.

Members of Australia's biggest wheat exporter have narrowly voted to remove a board member, Trevor Badger, for the first time in the WA cooperative's 87-year history.

Australia's largest wheat exporter will hold a special meeting today to decide the fate of a board member accused of leaking confidential board information.

CBH chairman Wally Newman is re-elected to the board of Australia's biggest grain export company, despite admitting he was counselled over his behaviour towards women.

CBH Group chairman Wally Newman is facing serious allegations of releasing misleading company information as he tries to win a board election.

The WA Government gives the go-ahead for junior drag racing in WA to restart, after it was suspended following the 2017 death of eight-year-old Anita Board, but lifts the minimum age to 10.

The heavy industrial area of Kwinana is home to Perth's only remaining beach shack community, but there are fears a new container port could destroy the simple lifestyle the locals have worked so hard to preserve.

Australian grain growers will produce one of their smallest crops of the decade this year.

Australian farmers are grappling with the future of wheat exports as Black Sea nations like Russia and Ukraine increase shipments to Indonesia.