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Goldfields, Esperance, Midwest and Wheatbelt WA local news briefing
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (581+ words) Here's what's making news in the Goldfields, Esperance, Midwest and Wheatbelt regions of WA today. WorkSafe is investigating after a fire engulfed the driver's cab of a heavy-duty mining shovel at Kalgoorlie's Super Pit gold mine. The fire happened last…...
Black dust pollution sparks push to change Chinese-owned miner's licence
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (521+ words) ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt Uncovered iron ore train carriages travel approximately 200 kilometres to the Geraldton port. (ABC Midwest and Wheatbelt: Chris Lewis) A state government investigation into dust complaints in Geraldton has found magnetite from "industrial activities" as a contributor to…...
Will the jobs created by the reopening of the Mount Lyell mine go to locals?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (364+ words) Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater has received board approval to restart the Mount Lyell copper mine near Queenstown on Tasmania's west coast. The company says it will create 300 jobs. Locals who spoke to the ABC are worried the jobs will go to…...
WA government pushes merger of state's only two coal mines
1+ week, 5+ day ago (734+ words) Bluewaters has become a symbol of the industry's woes. (ABC News: Hugh Sando) The state government has pledged its support for a merger between WA's only coal miners as its 2030 deadline to retire state-owned coal assets approaches. Premier Roger Cook…...
Goldfields, Esperance, Midwest and Wheatbelt WA local news briefing, September 2, 2026 - ABC News
1+ week, 5+ day ago (453+ words) Here's what's making news in the Goldfields, Esperance, Midwest and Wheatbelt regions of WA today. The WA Nationals are calling for more funding for the Geraldton Health Campus, just weeks after a long-awaited site expansion opened. The $192 million redevelopment included…...
Rare photographs of historic Pilbara strike camps shown for first time - ABC News
1+ week, 5+ day ago (717+ words) Captain Wilson, with his daughter Sharon, was part of the historic Pilbara strikes. (ABC Pilbara: Alistair Bates) The glint in Captain Wilson's eye softens as he looks at the decades-old image. Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised…...
Goldfields, Esperance, Midwest and Wheatbelt WA local news briefing August 25, 2026 - ABC News
2+ week, 6+ day ago (400+ words) Here's what's making news in the Goldfields, Esperance, Midwest and Wheatbelt regions of WA today. A 26-year-old man convicted of smashing his head through an ambulance windscreen in Kalgoorlie-Boulder has been sentenced to more than 12 months' jail. Brian Charles Parfitt…...
Labor strikes deals - ABC News
3+ week, 1+ day ago (90+ words) VIDEO: Labor strikes deals ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Labor strikes deals The two major parties have joined forces to pass a range of legislation, including changes to gambling ads and the NDIS. More ABC News video James…...
Traditional owners relieved they won't have to watch another Juukan Gorge disaster
3+ week, 1+ day ago (874+ words) The now-protected Pilungah reserve is "teeming with life" after recent rainfall. (ABC Western Queensland: Jay Carstens) Three generations of Wangkamadla people have gathered on country to celebrate Pilungah Reserve's protection as a special wildlife reserve. Mining companies had believed this…...
Farmers and conservationists unite against critical minerals bill
3+ week, 3+ day ago (543+ words) A Queensland parliamentary committee has handed down its critical minerals bill with no amendments despite criticism from farmers and conservationists. Conservationists rallied outside state MPs' offices concerned the bill gives the government power to fast-track environmental processes. The bill will…...