Low water triggers at an aquifer critical to the Pilbara’s development have been breached, according to Traditional Owners, due to water abstraction and low rainfall.
The WA government is yet to sign land deals for two industrial hubs nearly two years after it offered the sites to green energy and manufacturing proponents.
Companies that can overcome high costs, tight regulation and staff scarcity can be rewarded with large contracts, market leadership and loyal customers in the north-west.
A Pilbara Aboriginal corporation has accused the WA government of mismanaging an aquifer critical to a national park and Karratha’s drinking water supply.
A former Pilbara local government executive has failed to convince WA’s employment arbiter he was harshly treated after being fired for serious misconduct.
Fleetwood has struck a deal with the contractor building Perdaman’s $6.4 billion urea plant on the Burrup Peninsula to house staff at its Karratha workforce camp.
OPINION: Federal government updates to the 2015 Northern Australia white paper have failed to convince critics it has what it takes to drive the region forward.
