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Tropical Cyclone Ilsa leaves Pilbara station owners picking up the pieces

Pastoralists across Western Australia's Pilbara region are facing a mammoth clean-up in the wake of severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa.

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Pardoo Roadhouse bears brunt of Ilsa on WA's Kimberley-Pilbara coast, with the severe tropical cyclone now downgraded

One of the owners of Pardoo Roadhouse in Western Australia's Pilbara says his business has been "wiped out" by the now former tropical cyclone Ilsa, after the category five system barrelled over the region in the early hours of Friday morning, before heading inland and deteriorating to a tropical low…

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Cyclone Ilsa: Western Australia braces for most powerful storm in 12 years to batter coast

Cyclone Isla is sweeping across the Indian Ocean with wind speeds of almost 200 mph and is expected to continue its destructive level as it hits Australia's west coast

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With Tropical Cyclone Ilsa set to rip through Pilbara at strength, inland communities could face unprecedented risk

Inland Pilbara communities could be heading into uncharted territory with Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa looking set to rip through the region at sustained strength.

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Category 4 Cyclone Ilsa lashes northwest Australian coast

A severe tropical cyclone is lashing the northwest Australian coast with strengthening winds and increasing rain

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Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa set to make landfall tonight as WA's Kimberley, Pilbara brace for damaging winds, rain

Communities along Western Australia's Kimberley and Pilbara coasts are preparing for destructive winds and heavy rain, with Tropical Cyclone Ilsa predicted to make landfall later tonight or early tomorrow morning as a category-four system.

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Residents flee as cyclone approaches northwest Australia

Miners, cattle ranchers, tourists and Indigenous locals are evacuating from Australia’s remote northwest coast as an intensifying tropical cyclone approaches

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Ports cleared, extra services dispatched as Pilbara and Kimberley brace for Cyclone Ilsa

Extra emergency personnel are en route to Port Hedland, Broome and Karratha, as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is set to become the first category four cyclone to hit WA's north-west coast in a decade.

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Western Australia faces prospect of another cyclone barreling down on the northwest

Pilbara and Kimberley regions are looking anxiously out to sea as a strengthening low-pressure system suggests a cyclone is on the way

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Antarctic Ice Marathon runner Glenn Rush swaps Pilbara heat for freezing temperatures

Pilbara resident Glenn Rush swaps sweat for snow alongside 140 other chill-seekers in a 42-kilometre marathon across Antarctica.

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Mining billionaire Clive Palmer rakes in more than $700 million from Pilbara assets

Of $730.9 million in revenue, about $520 million was collected in royalties, according to Mineralogy's latest financial report, with a lot of it coming from a Pilbara mine.

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BHP mines identified as 'dominant source' of dust in Newman, says government review

Residents of a Pilbara mining town say better research needs to be done to measure the health impacts of dust generated by the industry around them.

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BHP launches renewable diesel trial, raising concerns over biofuel in net zero transition

Mining giant BHP has launched a "renewable diesel" trial to reduce carbon emissions at a Pilbara iron ore mine, but an environmental engineer says the company may be better off with the real thing.

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Aboriginal elders give federal court evidence on FMG Pilbara dispute

The Federal Court has heard evidence as part of a long-running dispute between traditional owners and Andrew Forrest's resources company.

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Male motorcyclist dies in police pursuit in Karratha light industrial area

A male motorcyclist has died in a crash during a police pursuit in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

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Newman police launch crackdown against 'mad' public drinking problem on town's streets

Like many towns in Western Australia's north, Newman in the Pilbara continues to deal with high crime rates and social issues.

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Fortescue founder claims signing Yindjibarndi royalty agreement risks creating 'alcohol disasters'

Fortescue Metals executive chairman Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest defends the failure to sign a mining compensation agreement with Yindjibarndi traditional owners in WA's north.

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Burrup's World Heritage nomination 'inconsistent' with heavy industry, Carmen Lawrence says

The former WA premier says past governments made mistakes approving heavy industry near ancient Aboriginal rock carvings in the Pilbara.

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BHP worker death in Port Hedland increases safety concerns, union says

The CFMMEU says the death of Port Hedland grandfather Jody Byrne highlights growing safety concerns on the ground in the Pilbara.

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Diversification the key as Pilbara towns prepare for the age of mining automation and possible population impacts

As large mining companies seek to maximise profit, productivity and safety through more automated mine sites, locals worry their small towns will be left feeling the pinch.

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WA authorities rule out hardline takeaway alcohol bans across Kimberley, Pilbara

Local leaders support the decision to scrap the police-backed proposal and instead keep pandemic-era restrictions, such as volume limits and reduced hours at bottle shops.

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Suspected human remains found in Pilbara actually cow carcass stuffed in tracksuit jumper

WA police are frustrated they spent a whole day investigating remains in the Pilbara that turned out to be from a cow, not a human.

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Pilbara police work with Indigenous rangers to improve emergency searches in remote WA

WA's remote north is home to stunning deserts that attract off-road enthusiasts from across the country, but searing heat and rough terrain can land underprepared travellers in serious trouble.

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Margaret Hawke pleads guilty to triple-murder of children after Port Hedland house fire

Margaret Hawke pleads guilty to three counts of murder after the bodies of her children aged 10, seven and five months were found in a house fire in WA's Pilbara.

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Energy Minister Bill Johnston plays down fears over gas leak at Santos-operated Varanus Island hub

Energy Minister Bill Johnston says a gas leak at a pipeline off the coast of Western Australia's Pilbara region, which has reduced output at the Santos-operated Varanus Island facility, will not impact the state's gas supply.

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