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Fortescue Metal Group’s Solomon Hub Project.

WA government cleared of any liability in landmark native title case

The court also ruled that the WA government will be able to retain the full benefit of the mining royalties collected from the Solomon Hub Project.

  • Michael Philipps

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Barnkwirnanha, a traditional navigation marker between
Yindjibarndi and Eastern Guruma, close to the Fortescue mine.

Yindjibarndi awarded $150m for cultural loss in Solomon mine legal stoush with Fortescue

The figure falls well short of the $1 billion in cultural and economic losses the Yindjibarndi people were seeking.

  • Michael Philipps
Darren Klemm warns about Narelle’s path on Friday morning.

West Australians hunker down in evacuation centres as Tropical Cyclone Narelle wreaks havoc

The category 3 cyclone is currently over Coral Bay, and has brought down trees, lifted roofs off homes and reportedly the local evacuation centre, and sunk boats from the Pilbara down to the northern Gascoyne region.

  • Hannah Murphy
Cyclone Mitchell is expected to make landfall in WA on Saturday evening.

Destructive winds forecast as cyclone batters WA coastline

Cyclone Mitchell is expected to intensify into a category three system.

  • Liz Hobday
Rio Tinto’s massive Simandou iron ore project is ready to go online.

China’s ‘Pilbara Killer’ is finally on the prowl

The giant Simandou iron ore project that will compete with Australia’s iron ore has formally started operating this week. It’s bad news for our miners.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
The WA govenrment has approved the extension of the North West Shelf plant near Karratha.

Community right to feel Albanese having it both ways on climate

The clear sense of betrayal from some and relief from others suggests many are not sure where the government stands on carbon.

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Now downgraded to a tropical low, the weather system is bringing record rainfall as it moves through Western Australia, sparking fears of major flooding.

Residents pick up the pieces after Cyclone Zelia rocks WA

Regional towns lashed by a cyclone face being isolated for days with limited food supplies as communities in two states begin to count the cost of recent destructive weather events.

  • William Ton and Rachael Ward
Cyclone Zelia crossed the coast as a cataegory 4 system on Friday.

Cattle station takes direct hit from Cyclone Zelia but minor damage elsewhere

As the weather system continues to move south on Saturday, authorities still warn of concerns from ‘exceptionally rare’ rainfall amounts causing dangerous flooding in the north of WA.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia is approaching the Western Australian coast.

Too late to leave Port Hedland as cyclone emergency warning declared

There is now a threat to lives and homes in the area, with people instructed to shelter indoors as winds pick up.

  • Daile Cross
A man takes advantage of the surf at Port Hedland.

Cyclone Zelia as it happened: WA prepares for category five weather system to hit state’s Pilbara region

The West Australian mining towns of Karratha and Port Hedland are both at risk of a “direct impact” from Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia, which is expected to make landfall on Friday afternoon.

  • Daile Cross