The Latest Breaking News from Margaret Hawke

How Margaret Hawke came to murder her children in the rich export hub of Port Hedland in WA's north

As an inferno engulfs a home on the main street of a port town, Margaret Dale Hawke walks out the front door. She had just murdered her own children.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Margaret Hawke gets life sentence for murdering her three children in Port Hedland

A West Australian woman who murdered her three young children because she was not coping with her responsibilities as a single mother is jailed for at least 25 years. WARNING: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

As Margaret Hawke is sentenced, Port Hedland locals want mining profits spent on community aid

Margaret Hawke will learn of her punishment today for the murder of her three children, just hours after seeking support, in a tragedy prompting calls for more mining revenue to be channelled back into the Port Hedland community.

ABC News · May 4, 2023