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Anna Cox

Johannesburg

Journalist at Freelance

Freelance journalist, writer, PR and communications. 30 years experience. Reader. Best of all, an avid foodie. Email me for more info.

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Articles

  • Expert questions efficacy of soil carbon farming in warmer climates

    2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Anna Cox

    Efforts to sign up farms in Western Australia's agricultural heartland to carbon farming schemes are being questioned, with an expert labeling the practice a financial risk for growers. Carbon farming group Carbon Sync is looking to sign up growers in the catchments around Irwin and Mingenew, about 360 kilometres north of Perth in WA's Wheatbelt.

  • WA designer goes against industry slump to create wool athleisure brand

    1 month ago | abc.net.au | Anna Cox

    Farmer and occupational therapist Bridgitte Brooks has launched an athleisure wear business using all Australian wool. The brand head of a men's fashion label say customers still want Australian wool products, despite an industry slump. Ms Brooks says the wool industry is "worth fighting for", and hopes to use fibre from her father's farm in the future.

  • WA government offers firearms owners reprieve on eve of strict new gun laws

    1 month ago | abc.net.au | Andrew Chounding |Mark Bennett |Anna Cox

    WA Police has announced a soft launch of strict gun laws. New laws will start on Monday but police will issue temporary licences of up to 90 days to allow gun owners to transition. Tough restrictions on rapid release guns will  come into effect with owners urged to hand in firearms. The Western Australian government has softened the launch of its strict new gun laws on the eve of their rollout after receiving backlash from firearm owners across the state.

  • Safety concerns over Telstra coverage in Abrolhos Islands pushes users to Starlink

    Feb 11, 2025 | abc.net.au | Anna Cox

    Business operators on a remote island chain earmarked for further development say poor mobile phone reception is putting lives at risk and restricting potential growth. The Abrolhos Islands, 60 kilometres off the Geraldton coast, have long been a base for WA's rock lobster fishing fleet. However, new industries such as aquaculture and tourism are being encouraged by the state government.

  • WA has 38 aircraft to fight bushfires including Black Hawk helicopters

    Jan 31, 2025 | abc.net.au | Anna Cox

    There are 38 aircraft in WA to help fight bushfires, and four of them are ex-military Black Hawk helicopters. It takes special skills to pilot the Black Hawk but they are effective in battling a blaze. The aircraft are leased commercially and travel the globe between bushfire seasons. Fighting bushfires was not always done from the air, but today Western Australia has 38 aircraft on hand during the fire season.

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