The Yindjibarndi people have been awarded the largest-ever payout for economic and spiritual loss after more than a decade of Fortescue mining iron ore on native title land in the Pilbara.
Hannah Cross
Troy de Ruyter
The Shire of East Pilbara has warned the recent $32m State Government investment in the Newman Light Industrial Area will not fully address the land constraints facing the region.
Cain Andrews
Students at Hedland Senior High School have been preparing for future employment over the past year, learning how to fly drones and operate emerging technology through a partnership with Fortescue.
The State Government has pledged to splash another $75.2m on housing in Hedland in addition to its promise of 195 GROH homes for the town.
Laura Newell
Gardening Australia host Costa Georgiadis will headline this year’s Hedland Sustainable Living Show Day with a pack day of workshops, expert talks and family-friendly activities to promoting sustainable living
Phoebe Solon
The Port Hedland Rovers women’s team has begun its 2026 season with a new captaincy duo at its helm.
Danielle Marsland
Six junior doctors completed week-long immersion program in the Pilbara, gaining first-hand exposure to rural and remote healthcare and the challenges and rewards of rural practice.
Veolia Water Operations Pty Ltd has been contracted by the Town of Port Hedland for operation and maintenance services of the South Hedland Wastewater Treatment Plant for just shy of $1.9m
A proposed bypass shipping channel at Port Hedland has moved a step closer to development after the Environmental Protection Authority ruled the project does not require a formal environmental assessment.
Port Hedland Council has allowed Discovery Parks more time to complete upgrades at Cooke Point Caravan Park following delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A hands-on program giving caregivers practical knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed food choices, will come to the Pilbara later this month.
A West Australian Basketball Association referee and another man who is allegedly linked to the investigation into disgraced author Craig Silvey are set to face court on Wednesday.
Claire Sadler
Major crash detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Disgraced WA author Craig Silvey published novels that included scenes of a teenager being sexually assaulted by her father, and an underage boy trying to arouse elderly men before he was arrested.
A notorious sex attacker who became known as the West Perth rapist because of where he stalked his victims has been working as a handyman at the Fremantle Markets.
Ben Harvey
Innaloo may not be Perth’s most glamorous suburb, but one of its rental units has the reflected glory of not one, but two AFL greats.
An emergency department nurse who worked several shifts while high on a cocktail of drugs has had her registration cancelled.
Perth’s property juggernaut is shifting to some WA regions, with Busselton and Albany leading the way with nation-leading price hikes.
Kim Macdonald
A Mid West shire president fears locals in her area could be at risk of viruses or illness due to a “absolutely horrid” rodent plague that is resulting in “dead mice everywhere”.
Sienna Seychell
One man’s waste is another’s treasure is more than a saying at the Northcliffe transfer station, where a local recycling push is helping divert tonnes of material from landfill.
Serian Lockwood-Jones
Despite recent and planned network upgrades, people travelling outside Southern Forests townsites are being warned they still cannot assume they will have mobile coverage when they need it.
A travel scheme offering vouchers to entice visitors back to the Gascoyne in the wake of cyclone Narelle has sold out in less than a week.
Bushwalkers heading into the Southern Forests are being urged not to rely on mobile phones as their only safety device following several recent search and welfare incidents.
Leaders say that they want to hear the honest truth about what’s happening but almost half of executives surveyed said that a lack of honest feedback is their primary concern.
Sophie Caldwell
With thousands of YouTube creators relying on the platform for income, many are turning to strategists as essential advisors on how to keep videos viral.
Alex Sherman and Zach Vallese
British energy major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit as the Iran war sent energy prices soaring.
Sam Meredith
A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.
Laya Neelakandan
A man has been rushed to hospital under lights and sirens after being hit by a car north of Perth.
Brooke Rolfe
A basketball referee faced court today charged with more than 20 offences, including allegedly sexually penetrating a child under the age of 16.
A major search is underway for a swimmer who was last seen “in distress” before vanishing in the waters of a popular surf beach.
Police have scaled up the search for a swimmer who was spotted in distress off Trigg Beach on Tuesday evening.
A plane has been secured, but it’s still unclear when six cruise ship passengers exposed to the deadly hantavirus will arrive in Perth.
Laws to crackdown on dodgy builders could be expanded to include milestone payments and cap price rises, in a bid to prevent a repeat of Perth’s Niche Living scandal.
Jessica Page
