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Two new Australian mammal species just dropped – and they are very small

You probably know about the Tasmanian devil. You might even know about its smaller, less-famous relative, the spotted-tailed quoll.

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Woodside LNG: Australia’s ‘biggest’ contribution to climate crisis a step closer to 50-year extension

WA EPA dismisses most grounds of appeal against extension of operation licence for gas processing facility in the Pilbara

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Rainbow Warrior docks in Fremantle as Greenpeace labels Woodside's Scarborough project a 'major threat' to WA

The world's best-known environmental organisation makes its presence known in the port city of Fremantle ahead of Woodside's AGM tomorrow, labelling the gas giant's Pilbara project as a "major threat" to WA's coastline.

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Cyclone Ilsa moves inland as WA residents urged to stay vigilant

Business hit by storm faces ‘massive-clean-up’ while forecasters warn parts of the Northern Territory should be alert for flash flooding

The Guardian - AU

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa makes landfall on WA's Kimberley-Pilbara coast as category five system

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa crosses the WA north coast just after midnight local time, bringing record-breaking sustained wind gusts and heavy rain, with reports of "extensive damage" at Pardoo Roadhouse.

ABC News

Tropical Cyclone Ilsa intensifying rapidly as it begins final approach to WA's Pilbara, Kimberley

Now at category three, the severe cyclone is expected to cross Eighty Mile Beach at category four tomorrow night, with residents urged to make their final preparations.

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Tropical cyclone warning along WA Kimberley coast

A tropical cyclone could hit coastal parts of the Pilbara or Kimberley in Western Australia within the week, according to the weather bureau.

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Tropical cyclone could hammer Kimberley and Pilbara

A tropical cyclone could hit coastal parts of the Pilbara or Kimberley in Western Australia next week, the weather bureau says.

AAP

Western Australia's Pilbara, Kimberley gear up for post-Easter tropical cyclone

A tropical low is expected to intensify into a cyclone — to be named Ilsa — as it tracks south-west through the Timor Sea over the long weekend and is forecast to approach WA's north-west next week.

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Australia's main iron ore exports may not work with green steelmaking. Here's what we must do to prepare

Making steel was responsible for about 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. That’s because steelmakers in countries like China, Japan and South Korea have long relied on fossil fuels like coal to make steel in blast furnaces.

The Conversation

Pilbara mum diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer urges others to 'check your boobs, squeeze your babies'

Kate Grainger was told she had an aggressive form of breast cancer after noticing her early breast milk had a pinkish red tint. She's urging others to "check your boobs" and "squeeze your babies".

ABC News

Clive Palmer to sue Australia for $300 billion over iron ore project in WA's Pilbara region

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer seeks $300 billion in damages from the Australian government over an iron ore project in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

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Project Iron Boomerang rail connecting Pilbara, Bowen Basin's iron and coal to face senate committee

A man's dream to connect the iron ore and coal fields of the Pilbara in the west and the Bowen Basin in the east is being scrutinised by a Senate committee this week.

ABC News

EPA concerns over Woodside gas emissions reduction time frame at major Pilbara plant

The Environmental Protection Authority says there are likely to be opportunities for Woodside Energy to seek more substantial reductions in greenhouse gases at its Pluto gas plant in the Pilbara this decade.

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Elders giving evidence in Fortescue compensation case

The Federal Court is holding on-country hearings in the case that will decide how much compensation Fortescue must pay the Yindjibarndi people of the Pilbara.

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WA’s Pilbara hits 45C as large swathes of Australia swelter in heatwave

Extreme conditions in the north of the state with Victoria, NSW and Queensland also experiencing high temperatures

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne to hit 38C and western Sydney 35C as heatwave sweeps parts of Australia

Very warm weather conditions will extend across southern areas and linger until next week, Bureau of Meteorology says

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Heatwave engulfs Australia as La Nina weakens

Most of Australia will be sweating in the coming days, with parts of the Pilbara region potentially reaching 50C.

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The Conversation

The world’s oldest fossils or oily gunk? New research suggests these 3.5 billion-year-old rocks don’t contain signs of life

The Pilbara region of Western Australia is home to one of the most ancient surviving pieces of Earth’s crust, which has been geologically unchanged since its creation some 3.5 billion years ago.

The Conversation

A tiny radioactive capsule is lost on a highway in Western Australia. Here's what you need to know

On January 12 a truck pulled out of Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and drove 1,400km south to Perth, arriving on January 16.

ABC News

Pilbara man wins battle to be buried in hometown of more than 60 years

Port Hedland stalwart Arnold Carter has won the right for him and his wife to be interred in the town's pioneer cemetery, despite it officially being full and closed.

AAP

Rio Tinto iron ore shipments up 5pct in Q4

Rio Tinto says it met the bottom end of its 2022 iron ore production guidance with a solid fourth quarter, but is warning of numerous macroeconomic risks.

ABC News

Pilbara woman faces court, released on bail over alleged manslaughter of man in Roebourne

Kaye Warrie is on bail after appearing in the Karratha Magistrates Court charged with the manslaughter of a 49-year-old man in Roebourne.

ABC News

Yindjibarndi people ask for landmark Fortescue Metals case to be heard on-country in remote WA

The compensation claim is linked to a long-running and bitter dispute between traditional owners and Australia's richest man.

AAP

Rio says rail issues hit ore shipments

Mining giant Rio Tinto says two unplanned outages on its rail lines in the Pilbara means its full-year shipments will be at the lower end of expectations.

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