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New evidence in Hawke murders could lead to coronial inquest
By Amy Rossbach and Kimberley Putland
The WA premier says details released in a statement by the WA Ombudsman could lead to a coronial inquest into the deaths of the three Hawke children in 2022.
#ChildAbuse #Crime #FamilyandRelationships #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AmyRossbach #KimberleyPutland
WA's oil and gas industry watches impact of High Court ruling closely
By Kimberley Putland and Nicolas Perpitch
WA's energy sector is sounding the alarm over a landmark High Court ruling that overseas emissions from a proposed NSW coal mine were required to be considered when approving the project.
#OilandGas #EnvironmentalPolicy #GovernmentandPolitics #KimberleyPutland #NicolasPerpitch
Minister flies into child protection crisis in WA's Pilbara
By Alistair Bates and Kimberley Putland
Child Protection Minister Jessica Stojkovski flies into Port Hedland amid reports her department is seriously mishandling the protection of vulnerable Aboriginal children.
#ChildAbuse #YouthCrime #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AlistairBates #KimberleyPutland
Campaign brings voices of South Hedland children to parliament
By Kimberley Putland and Amy Rossbach
A push to end child poverty has captured the voices of kids experiencing "profound disadvantage" in WA's Pilbara to play to politicians in Canberra, about 4,500 kilometres away.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-14/end-child-poverty-campaign-national-strategy-calls/107123474
#Poverty #RegionalCommunities #FederalParliament #FederalGovernment #KimberleyPutland #AmyRossbach
Newman Rodeo's return for first time since 2019 draws 'royalty'
By Kimberley Putland
Newman's first rodeo in seven years draws crowds from far and wide, including rodeo royalty.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-13/competitors-compete-in-revitalised-newman-rodeo/107146434
#RegionalCommunities #BeefCattleFarming #HorseFarming #KimberleyPutland
Outback council to cut road funding as MinRes chases 'punitive' refund
By Kimberley Putland and Alistair Bates
The Shire of East Pilbara will pay Mineral Resources almost $160,000 in refundable rates from road maintenance funds after the WA government overturned a Supreme Court decision in support of mining companies.
Report finds rock art damage more extensive than thought
By Alistair Bates and Kimberley Putland
The Murujuga Rock Art monitoring program finds pollutants from previous industrial activity have damaged a larger area of ancient rock art on the Burrup Peninsula than previously thought.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/pilbara-murujuga-rock-monitoring-report/107075210
#EnvironmentalImpacts #IndigenousAustralians #AirPollution #IndigenousCulture #Industry #AlistairBates #KimberleyPutland
Union row with BHP deepens after officials kicked off Port Hedland site
By Kimberley Putland
The ETU accuses BHP of illegally removing elected representatives at the miner's Port Hedland operations, while the mining giant claims the union's representatives were acting aggressively towards a female staffer.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/unions-removed-from-bhp-site/107057130
Skinks facing extinction find new hope away from predatory snakes
By Mikki Cusack and Kimberley Putland
More than 500 endangered blue-tailed skinks are released on Horsburgh Island in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in a bid to save the species after it was almost wiped out by predatory snakes.
#Animals #Environment #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #Conservation #MikkiCusack #KimberleyPutland
BHP and unions both claim wins after weekend strike action
By Kimberley Putland and Alistair Bates
BHP's Port Hedland operations just faced 48 hours of industrial action, but how much of an impact did it have?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/unions-bhp-assess-impact-strike-action-port-hedland/107014096
#IndustrialAction #Unions #MiningandMetalsIndustry #IronOre #KimberleyPutland #AlistairBates
Mining cities concerned census fails to count FIFO 'ghost population'
By Jarrod Lucas, Ivo da Silva, Mikki Cusack, and Kimberley Putland
Mining cities across Australia say the count fails to acknowledge the increasing pressure the nation's growing fly-in fly-out workforce puts on communities.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/fifo-ghost-population-worries-mining-cities-census/106950408
#Census #MiningandMetalsIndustry #EmploymentStatistics #RegionalCommunities #FederalGovernment #JarrodLucas #IvodaSilva #MikkiCusack #KimberleyPutland
Workers down tools for second time at BHP's Port Hedland operations
By Kimberley Putland
Members of three unions have downed tools for 24 hours at BHP's Port Hedland operations, after a work stoppage by the Australian Workers Union a day earlier.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/strikes-hit-bhp-port-hedland-operations-/107008046
Strikes at the country's largest port this weekend could cost millions
By Kimberley Putland
As unions begin 48 hours of industrial action at BHP's operations in Port Hedland, what makes the mammoth export facility so critical to Australia's economy?
Unions confirm new 24-hour strike against BHP
By Kimberley Putland
Unions have given notice to BHP of another planned work stoppage at the miner's Port Hedland operations in Western Australia, this time lasting 24 hours.
#Unions #MiningandMetalsIndustry #IndustrialAction #KimberleyPutland
BHP staff down tools for historic strike in Western Australia
By Kimberley Putland, Mietta Adams, and Alistair Bates
Workers at the mining giant's operations in Port Hedland have walked off the job in one of the most significant industrial disputes to hit the resources sector in a quarter of a century.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/bhp-strike-begins-port-hedland-wa/106922312
#IndustrialAction #IronOre #Unions #KimberleyPutland #MiettaAdams #AlistairBates
BHP workers to strike as mining giant hits record production
By Kimberley Putland, Mietta Adams, and Alistair Bates
As hundreds of BHP workers prepare to down tools in a landmark strike, the miner has revealed its highest-ever levels of iron ore production.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/bhp-record-iron-ore-production-port-hedland-strike/106903200
#IndustrialAction #IronOre #KimberleyPutland #MiettaAdams #AlistairBates
BHP workers to strike as mining giant hits record production
By Kimberley Putland, Mietta Adams, and Alistair Bates
As hundreds of BHP workers prepare to down tools in a landmark strike, the miner has revealed its highest-ever levels of iron ore production.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/bhp-record-iron-ore-produdction-port-hedland-strike/106903200
#IndustrialAction #IronOre #KimberleyPutland #MiettaAdams #AlistairBates
Vermilion's Wandoo gas field halted by regulator after December oil spill
By Kimberley Putland and Alistair Bates
Exports from an oil field off WA's Pilbara are at a standstill after an oil spill in December. The regulator says it has identified "systemic failures" at the Canadian-owned Wandoo facility.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-16/vermilion-wandoo-oil-spill-nopsema-exports-closed/106343518
#OilandGas #RegulatoryAuthorities #EnvironmentalImpact #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #KimberleyPutland #AlistairBates
Regional developers cash in on the global gaming industry
By Kimberley Putland
Better known for its gas and iron ore, the Pilbara hopes to add gaming to its list of local exports as internet access and technology improve.