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The Latest Breaking News from Pilbara

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

AAP

Authorities investigating after worker killed at gold mine in WA's Pilbara

Authorities in Western Australia are investigating the second fatality in the state's mines within 72 hours following the death of a man at the Karlawinda Gold Mine in the Pilbara on Thursday.

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Man's arm 'nearly severed' by shark in WA

A man will be airlifted to Perth for surgery after his arm was almost severed by a shark in an attack off Western Australia's Pilbara coast.

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Hydrogen powerhouse to lead energy future

One of the world's biggest renewable hydrogen plants will be built in Western Australia's Pilbara as economies move to replace fossil fuels and cut emissions.

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FOI documents reveal Hancock's plan to mine iron ore at asbestos-riddled Wittenoom

Documents showing Hancock Prospecting's plans for the contaminated Pilbara land reignite calls by traditional owners for the WA government to rehabilitate their country.

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Fifty-year extension for Australia’s biggest CO2 emitter attracts record number of appeals

Woodside’s gas processing facility in Western Australia’s Pilbara region attracts 759 appeals against it, up from the previous record of 170

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WA town grieves children after fatal fire

A mother is being flown to Perth for treatment as she assists police after her three children died in a house fire in Port Hedland in the Pilbara region.

AAP

Origin site of oldest Martian meteorite ‘Black Beauty’ named after WA mining town

Researchers used AI to pinpoint the meteorite’s crater on Mars’ southern hemisphere, naming it Karratha, a city close to the Pilbara region

The Guardian - AU

Final residents of asbestos-riddled Wittenoom miss WA government deadline to move out

With three million tonnes of asbestos tailings scarring the landscape, the town of Wittenoom has been declared inhabitable. But despite the state government setting a date to vacate, the final two residents of the Pilbara town remain in their homes.

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BP Purchases 40% Stake In Green Hydrogen Project In Australia

BP plc (NYSE:BP) is acquiring the largest stake in a vast solar, wind, and green hydrogen project in Western Australia that will cost more than $30 billion to develop, reported Financial Times. The energy company stated that it has agreed to buy 40.5% of the Asian Renewable Energy Hub, which it will…

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WA's south-west is set for a dry winter and climate change is part of the reason

As Australia's north and east braces for plenty of rainfall, the Bureau of Meteorology's seasonal outlook shows WA's most populated region is in line for a dry winter — and this is why.

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WA braces for wild storms, risk of floods

Thunderstorms and damaging high winds are forecast for Western Australia's southeast while the state's Pilbara coast is under flood watch.

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Fortescue Metals could face paying traditional owners millions of dollars in native title compensation claim

The Yindjibarndi traditional owners won a landmark native title case in the Pilbara in 2020 in a David-and-Goliath battle with mining giant Fortescue Metals Group, however, negotiations over royalties for mining iron ore on their land fell through. Now they are launching legal action against FMG for compensation.

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Agreement to guide Rio's Pilbara mining

Traditional owners and Rio Tinto have signed an agreement to guide cultural heritage protections in the Pilbara in the wake of the Juukan Gorge debacle.

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Port Hedland rental properties too expensive for family left homeless in booming mining region

A Port Hedland mum who says her family has been without a permanent home since July last year has a long wait ahead of her to get into a home after being priced out of the rental market.

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The Pilbara is a powerhouse of the Australian economy, so why have its major towns not thrived as well?

Poor planning, a narrow industry base of FIFO workers, cyclones, heat and dust. Many obstacles stand in the way of the Deputy PM's dream of a Newcastle-sized city in the Pilbara, says an academic.

AAP

WA dolphin bycatch 'unsustainable': study

The number of bottlenose dolphins being caught and killed in a fishing trawl in Western Australia's north remains unsustainable, according to a new study.

ABC News

Yirra sacred Indigenous site in eastern Pilbara older than first thought, thanks to new dating methods

New archaeological findings from a sacred site prove the Yinhawangka people's existence in WA's eastern Pilbara region date back more than 50,000 years.

ABC News

Wittenoom is officially closed, but can the asbestos be cleaned up?

Cleaning up the former asbestos mining town in WA's Pilbara region would be an "unparalleled" task, but experts and traditional owners say it would be well worth the effort.

ABC News

Pilbara to become low emissions industry hub as part of federal budget cash splash in WA

Infrastructure projects get more than $2 billion in a federal budget cash splash as the Liberals try to win back disillusioned WA voters ahead of the election.

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