Wine

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Penfolds pain: Why our top winemaker keeps getting it wrong

The history of stuff-ups, miscalculations and underachievement at Treasury Wine Estates could fill a book. Now the company has bravely come up with a new master plan.

11 days ago
Elizabeth Knight

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Larry Cherubino, co-owner of Cherubino Wines, says the looming inclusion of wine bottles in the Containers for Change scheme is “tone deaf”.

Recycling

Why Containers for Change expansion has WA’s winemakers and distillers in low spirits

Come July 1, wine and spirit bottles will be eligible for 10-cent refunds as part of the Containers for Change program. But the move has left a sour note with the state’s winemakers and distillers.

May 6, 2026
Max Veenhuyzen

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Easter viewing is the pits

And not the time to be egging Freddy Krueger on.

April 7, 2026

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Dutch courage with a Tuscan tendency

Navy days make for grape memories.

April 5, 2026

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How’s this for openers?

It’s got a rather buxom bouquet.

April 2, 2026

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Banding together for a virtuous solution

Though it’s a bit of a stretch.

April 1, 2026

Andrea and Malcolm Cosentino-Smith with their children Ben 16 and Ella 12. Andrea and her family have changed many of their driving habits. Ben is on his L-plates, is driving fewer hours and is catching the train more.

Fossil fuels

Families and regional businesses hopeful fuel excise cut will bring relief

As regional industries face a make-or-break moment amid rising fuel costs, Monday’s announcement has brought hope, but wariness of what comes next remains.