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Some fruit growers north of Perth say it will take years for their farms to recover from a bushfire which burnt through almost 3,000 hectares earlier this year. 

After six "very challenging" years of below-average rainfall, drenched outback stations in Western Australia's Nullarbor region are transforming into a lush green oasis, and some pastoralists are finally bringing back livestock onto their properties.

The Premier Roger Cook hasn't ruled out the possibility of a freight rebate for producers interested in trucking sheep to the eastern states, but restricted by the cost of freight.

Northcliffe dairy farmer Wally Bettink never imagined water shortages could become so dire.

An Australian mining company has revealed its plan to be the first to utilise Lake Argyle's hydro-electricity project since the closure of the Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia's far north.