The chief executive of Pilbara Minerals has made a big pre-Christmas splurge, spending more than $1 million buying up his company’s stock.
Adrian Rauso
Hannah Cross
The Pilbara has been rocked by two earthquakes recorded near Hedland and Newman on Wednesday December 4.
Madelin Hayes
APA Group and BHP launched the Port Hedland Solar and Battery Project on Tuesday, signalling a step forward in Australia’s transition to renewable energy.
Natasha Clark
Port Hedland Cr Camilo Blanco has claimed he does not attend council briefings as it is “too dangerous” for him and he will return once there is new leadership in the council administration
Cain Andrews
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a tsunami update after an earthquake was felt in Western Australia, just hours after quakes hit Indonesia and the Philippines.
Max Corstorphan
Port and South Hedland has been named WA’s tidiest town with a win at the WA Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards on November 29.
Sci-fi, Pilbara weather, iron ore trains and Lego are just some of the inspirations behind Port Hedland artist Howard Holder’s works.
Port Hedland Mayor Peter Carter has been elected chair of Regional Capitals Australia, a position he will hold for the next two years.
Newman local Calum How has been selected for the 2024-25 WA Men’s Country Cricket Team, set to compete in the Australian Country Cricket Championships in January.
The shire of East Pilbara has been recognised at the National Airport Industry Awards 2024 for the work under way on the Newman Airport redevelopment design.
Local sports and volunteer guns were commended at the recent 2024 Stars of the East Pilbara Community and Sports Awards for their talent and commitment to the community.
The Bureau reports an increased risk of heavy rain and cyclonic events.
Jonathon Nolan
Perth Scorchers all-rounder Aaron Hardie could miss the first three matches of the Big Bash League season and may not bowl until January as he battles a quad injury.
Jackson Barrett
UK rapper Yung Filly has been charged with hooning and had his vehicle impounded after he was allegedly clocked driving at 158km/h while on bail.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Fremantle expect star trio Kiara Bowers, Ange Stannett and Aine Tighe to all be available for the 2025 AFLW season in what the club hopes is a period of ‘sustained success’ starting next year.
Samantha Rogers
West Australian quick Bryce Jackson knocked back an offer from a rival Big Bash League franchise to be confirmed as Mitch Marsh’s replacement in Perth Scorchers’ squad for this season.
A major meat processing company has been charged over the death of a foreign national after he became trapped in machinery and died while working at their Katanning abattoir.
Caleb Runciman
From a squirrel stuck in a tree to a tussle between penguins. See the winners of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards from around the world.
Anthony Albanese is poised to make a bold announcement on childcare policy to kick off Labor’s re-election campaign built around universal access and enabling more parents to work.
Police have lashed irresponsible mums and dads for failing to parent their own children after 400 unsupervised teens ran amok on Rottnest Island, assaulting holiday makers and pelting officers with bottles.
A road worker has been seriously injured after he was hit by a truck in Wattle Grove.
The Broome Basketball Association’s Senior Competition for 2024 wrapped up with a fantastic second semester of basketball that showcased exceptional sportsmanship and skill.
It’s the unsellable land in a town with a serious property shortage.
Sarah Crawford
Josh Hughes skippering Joker with four crew aboard put on a fantastic performance to easily win a King George Sound race in ideal conditions on Saturday.
Des Beeck
A scorching summer has only just begun as residents and travellers in the South West head to the beach to cool down this week.
Chad Pittard and Jake Robinson produced dominant displays to taste feature race success at Albany’s Attwell Park Speedway on Saturday night.
It was a warm night and air-conditioners were working overtime — until ‘animal interference’ pulled the plug and left thousands in the dark.
This market is starting to summon the lighthearted take on a mullet haircut: business in the front, party in the back.
Michael Santoli
The highly anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has already secured its place in the record books.
Jessica Golden
The latest obsession on TikTok is the ‘Winter Arc’ challenge, which sees people getting ahead of their New Year’s Resolutions.
Sawdaw Bhaimiya
Musk has been so aggressive in pushing his views about Trump’s second term that he’s stepping on the toes of Trump’s transition team and may be overstaying his welcome at Mar-a-Lago, sources say.
Dasha Burns and David Ingram
Sweltering temperatures across Perth have seen paramedics field the most heat-related emergency calls in five years.
A teenager has been flown to hospital with serious injuries after a suspected off-road motorcycle crash in Brookton.
Western Australia’s population is continuing to grow faster than anywhere else in the country, cementing Perth’s reputation as an attractive destination even with the rising cost of living.
An alleged bikie-linked meth trafficker who ran down an Aboriginal man with his ute in a ‘calculated and vicious’ vigilante attack has been handed a four year jail term.
WA Health has issued its second measles alert in three days after another returned traveller contracted the infection overseas.
‘He leaves a very big shell-shaped hole in our hearts.’