FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 3 - Caught on Camera

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.

ABC News · Dec 21, 2022

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.

ABC News · Nov 29, 2022

Pilbara elder says industry given free rein over sensitive sites on Burrup Peninsula

Independent reporter Alison Stone is investigating the balance between heritage and industry along the Burrup Peninsula on behalf of the federal government.

ABC News · Nov 28, 2022

Pilbara elders call for royal commission into missing and murdered Indigenous women

More than 300 Indigenous women have vanished or been killed since 2000. For Ursula Wilson it's a heartbreaking reminder of her own loss and she wants government action.

ABC News · Oct 26, 2022

Mining industry urged to focus on single fatalities after two dead and two injured on WA mine sites

Australia's mining industry needs to do more to prevent single fatalities on sites and more money needs to be spent "engineering out" dangers, says a workplace safety expert.

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

Pilbara gold miner was killed after vehicle run over by large dump truck, police say

Police confirmed details of the 59-year-old Perth man’s death today and will continue their investigation for the coroner, which is taking place alongside a WorkSafe probe.

ABC News · Oct 14, 2022

WA's banned drinkers register to be overhauled as figures reveal less than 200 people on list

A drug and alcohol service in WA's north says the government's focus on punitive restrictions will do little to reduce excessive drinking in remote corners of the state.

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022

FMG worker Rory Stevenson acquitted of indecent assault as accuser unable to be found

A Perth magistrate acquits a 24-year-old man accused of a Pilbara mine site attack after the woman bringing the charges travels overseas and is unable to be contacted.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

Alcohol restrictions are 'dehumanising', says former West Australian of the Year Tracy Westerman

Tracy Westerman accuses West Australian authorities of having "a love affair with restricting human rights" as they consider a ban on most takeaway alcohol in the Kimberley and Pilbara.

ABC News · Sep 4, 2022

Sacred Aboriginal sites are yet again at risk in the Pilbara. But tourism can help protect Australia’s rich cultural heritage

An application from Traditional Owners to block the construction of a fertiliser plant near ancient rock art in the Pilbara was denied by the federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek this week. This decision is deeply concerning, and points to a much larger problem with Indigenous heritage management.

The Conversation · Aug 26, 2022