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Miner destroys more than a hundred Aboriginal sites

An Indigenous group suing Fortescue says new evidence shows the iron ore giant destroyed half of the Aboriginal sites on a Pilbara mine.

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Environmental concerns at Fortescue's embattled WA mine

The traditional owners want better environmental protections at a mine in WA's Pilbara region, saying hundreds of cultural heritage sites have been damaged.

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Flood alert for some WA regions as nation shivers

Heavy rain is forecast for two WA regions, prompting flood warnings while most capital cities across the nation shiver as temperatures plunge below average.

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Hydrogen hub deal worth $140m finalised for Pilbara

Western Australia could become a world-leading hydrogen producer after the federal and state governments finalised a $140 million deal to build infrastructure.

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Heatwave scorches states from east to west as temperatures soar across Australia

Heat warnings have been issued to residents in NSW, South Australia and Western Australia about rising temperatures this weekend

The Guardian - AU

Heatwave tipped to head east after searing parts of WA

A heatwave is expected to scorch parts of Western Australia with temperatures approaching 50C before expanding east across the country.

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WA swelters with the Pilbara forecast to reach 50C

Extreme and severe heatwave warnings have been issued for large parts of Western Australia, with some areas expected to reach 50C.

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Copper mine under fire for destroying cultural heritage

Mining company Sandfire has apologised to traditional owners after destroying cultural heritage at its copper mine in the Pilbara and failing to notify them.

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A New Fly-In-Fly-Out Women’s Legal Service Will Be Launched In WA To Support Victims Of DV

Domestic and family assaults in the Pilbara region have increased by more than 200% in the last decade.

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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.

ABC News

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.

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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.

ABC News

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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The Conversation

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.

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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.

ABC News

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.

AAP

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

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