WA industry shutters as gas supply sputters

WA industry shutters as gas supply sputters

Aluminium giant Alcoa and Norwegian fertiliser manufacturer Yara have cut production in WA after problems at Santos and Chevron gas plants.

  • byPeter Milne

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WA dishes out land for $70 billion of Pilbara green megaprojects

WA dishes out land for $70 billion of Pilbara green megaprojects

Australia’s much-hyped future exporting green hydrogen and steel has moved closer with the allocation of vital industrial land to seven projects.

  • byPeter Milne
WA experienced record-breaking heat in 2022. Could 2023 be the same?

WA experienced record-breaking heat in 2022. Could 2023 be the same?

In January WA was home to the highest temperature recorded anywhere in Australia in over 60 years.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Pilbara ammonia plant shuts as Santos’ gas shortage bites

Pilbara ammonia plant shuts as Santos’ gas shortage bites

One of the world’s largest producers of ammonia – a vital fertiliser ingredient in short supply – has shut down due to a lack of gas in WA.

  • byPeter Milne
Rio Tinto funds foundation for traditional owners of Juukan Gorge

Rio Tinto funds foundation for traditional owners of Juukan Gorge

The undisclosed financial backing from the London-headquartered miner was not compensation for its destruction of Aboriginal heritage,according to the Puutu Kunti Kurrama people.

  • byPeter Milne
Pilbara region,Western Australia,things to do:Six of the best attractions

Pilbara region,Western Australia,things to do:Six of the best attractions

This remote region would be overrun with tourists if it was a little more accessible.

  • byBrian Johnston
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Western Australia:life off the grid

Western Australia:life off the grid

Sometimes you need to disconnect before you can hope to connect with your surroundings,writes Brigid Delaney.

  • byBrigid Delaney
Welcome to the hottest town in Australia

Welcome to the hottest town in Australia

Daniel Scott pulls into the hottest town in Australia around lunchtime. The campervan seats are burning his legs.

  • byDaniel Scott
The pits,and we love it

The pits,and we love it

The resources boom is driving the economy and now tourists are chasing a slice of the action,writes Sue Williams.

Forget overseas holidays - Australia rules

Forget overseas holidays - Australia rules

Europe has Australia beat? I don't think so,and here are five reasons why,writes Tim Baker.

Outback underworld

Outback underworld

Plunging gorges,hidden waterholes and the deep-blue Pilbara sky lure Daniel Scott back to Karijini National Park.