‘A human toll’:Oversize trucks hamstrung under national permit system

‘A human toll’:Oversize trucks hamstrung under national permit system

Truckies are being left for days in 40C heat and businesses are taking to the sea rather than applying for road permits under a"crippling"national system.

  • byHamish Hastie

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Rio Tinto a step closer to automating Pilbara train fleet

Rio Tinto a step closer to automating Pilbara train fleet

In a world-first Rio Tinto has been granted approval to fully automate its Pilbara train fleet.

  • byHamish Hastie
Australia tipped to soon produce more than half of the world's lithium

Australia tipped to soon produce more than half of the world's lithium

Western Australia is tipped to produce more than half of the world’s lithium supply by the end of this year,

  • byDarren Gray
Andrew'Twiggy'Forrest loses latest cattle station fight

Andrew'Twiggy'Forrest loses latest cattle station fight

Billionaire Andrew Forrest has lost his latest court fight against a sand miner operating on his pastoral station in WA's Pilbara region.