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Concern grows over lack of COVID isolation accommodation in Pilbara town

Aboriginal people in the Pilbara are struggling to isolate in overcrowded houses after they test positive to COVID-19, Indigenous leaders say.

ABC News · Mar 21, 2022

Troy Hausler to spend at least five years in jail for manslaughter of Tobias Richter at WA mine site

Troy Hausler was mentally impaired when he killed Toby Richter at a Pilbara mine site because he wrongly believed he was a paedophile, a judge finds.

ABC News · Mar 17, 2022

Hedland charity's concerns over taxi strikes in reponse to youth crime

Taxi drivers in Hedland say they will go on strike again in four weeks if authorities do not address rock throwing vandalism in the Pilbara town.

ABC News · Mar 16, 2022

As WA breaks COVID case record, virus spreads in Pilbara town of Roebourne

Indigenous leaders say they're concerned for the town's vulnerable residents, but authorities insist they are prepared to deal with the cluster.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2022

Yara says chemical contamination on Burrup Peninsula poses 'no risk', but scientist fears pollution

An ammonium nitrate company in the Pilbara claims multiple releases of process effluent from its plant on the Burrup Peninsula pose "no risk to people or the flora and fauna of the surrounding environment."

ABC News · Feb 25, 2022

Rio Tinto posts record full-year profit

Mining giant Rio Tinto expects its Pilbara iron ore costs to increase due to labour shortages in Western Australia, having posted a record full-year profit.

AAP · Feb 23, 2022

Alleged vigilante group leader arrested over night-time street 'patrols'

A 51-year-old Karratha man has been charged with a string of offences, over his alleged involvement in a local group formed on Facebook to combat rising crime in WA's Pilbara region.

ABC News · Feb 23, 2022

Western Australia's big miners step up measures to keep COVID-19 out of their workforces

Western Australia's iron ore miners are doing all they can to prevent COVID-19 infiltrating their workforces.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2022

Ash from Tongan volcano passes over Pilbara, 7,000km from eruption

The ash cloud is expected to clear over the next few days. Authorities say it does not pose a health risk to the people of the Pilbara.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2022