North-West

Carnarvon’s banana co-operative has spent the past two decades finding creative ways to turn its growers’ discards into profit.

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.

Scroll through Business News' list of 100 major projects planned or under construction in WA's north-west.

One issue looms large above all others for the north-west as voters get ready to head to state and federal polls next year.

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 Karratha-based Aboriginal-owned firm has hailed a $30 million deal for work on the Pluto LNG project as a company-transforming contract.

The Pilbara's investment pipeline has grown nearly 50 per cent in one year, and iron ore is not the biggest driver.

The state government is refusing to reveal how much it will cost to redevelop two hospitals, despite previously naming a price on two occasions.

A former Pilbara local government executive has failed to convince WA’s employment arbiter he was harshly treated after being fired for serious misconduct.

An ammonia plant earmarked near Karratha would be fed gas from Chevron under a 10-year deal announced today.

BP has released new details and pushed back the start date on its proposed $55 billion Pilbara renewable energy project to the end of the decade.

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.

A $5 billion desalination plant mooted for a remote patch of Pilbara coastline has garnered interest from BP.

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.

Family of late Banjima elder Maitland Parker have taken his fight to clean up the asbestos-laden gorges of Wittenoom to the United Nations.

The state government will spend $2.3 million to provide essential services for a Karratha apartment project, as the developer seeks Commonwealth funds to support the $92 million build cost.

Concerns have been raised with the state government about contamination of a national park waterway by deadly asbestos tailings washed downstream from Wittenoom.

An unsealed road passing by Wittenoom’s asbestos-laced gorges is costing dearly and asbestos compensation claims are still being lodged.

A mammoth green energy venture in the east Kimberley could generate $3.8 billion for the state and create more than 2,000 jobs over its lifetime.

The first of a new set of units overlooking the beach in Coral Bay have opened to bookings and the rest of the build is expected to be finished ahead of next year’s peak season.

Prominent Indigenous businessman and advocate Peter Yu has brought into question governments’ ability to administer northern Australia in the wake of a Territory election fought over crime.

An Indigenous tour guide hopes her hometown can one day be seen in the same light as Broome as a tourist destination.

Australia’s foray into critical minerals could drive as many as 15,000 workers north in the next five years, according to a senior economist.

Woodside Energy is planning to build 30 new homes in Karratha to house its workers as industrial construction projects ramp up.

The Royal Australian Air Force is assessing areas across the north-west for additional sites to store fuel as part of plans to expand military presence in the region

Gina Rinehart wants an Israel-style iron dome protecting the Pilbara’s multi-billion-dollar resources assets from foreign attacks.

A greenfields suburb once dubbed the ‘‘Cottesloe of the north’’ is back on the development agenda in Karratha, 13 years after a contract to build it was awarded.

BHP has emerged as the buyer of Port Hedland’s notorious Pier Hotel for an undisclosed sum.

Tax benefits and local defence procurement appear likely to be front and centre of the Coalition’s push to win northerners’ votes at next year’s federal election.

The current and former bosses of a group overseeing a World Heritage-nominated Pilbara peninsula have derided an “offensive” government agreement

A Karratha civil construction company hopes its new training simulator will help address workforce shortages and training challenges in the region.