Western Australia Country Hour ABC Radio

There has finally been some rain in parts of the south west land division and there's more on the way for some areas. 

Western Australia's farming community is ready for a fresh start and hopes the Premier's shock resignation marks the start of a new and improved relationship between the farm sector and the state government.

The Western Australian state government says it will be cracking down on the state's "property letter" system as part of changes to gun laws.

One of the country's biggest wool exporters says the significant drop in this week's wool price is due to a lack of demand from Australia's key market, China.

The Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia has just announced a four year, $8 million investment into cotton, grain and cattle production in northern Australia.

Australia's Energy Infrastructure Commissioner says an increasing number of concerns are coming across his desk about wind and solar farm operations.