North-West

The update of a 10-year-old policy document directing development of northern Australia has focused on overarching policies rather than actionable items.

A Pilbara cattle station will build a 10,000-head feedlot in a move it expects to bolster the region’s status as a global premium boxed Wagyu beef supplier.

Occupancy at workforce accommodation camps in Karratha is languishing despite a strong pipeline of resources projects in the region

Koolan Island’s high-grade ores have tripled Mount Gibson Iron’s cash reserves to $442 million in the past year amid a volatile price climate.

A Broome-founded power firm has caught the eye of a $2 billion Indian steelmaker wanting to build grid scale solar arrays in outback Western Australia.

Two Australian bases in the north-west could be used for US Airforce deployments as the two nations hone their focus on China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific.

A hydrogen haul truck, red dirt sod turning, and proof ore can be mined without emitting any carbon: it was a big day for Andrew Forrest and Fortescue at Christmas Creek

Backers of a $120 million Karratha hotel have won planning approval after the City of Karratha’s bid to have the project redefined as a workforce camp was scuppered.

Rio Tinto has awarded a $23 million contract to engineer EVZ to build its $395 million desalination plant in Dampier.

Perdaman will funnel $122 million into construction of 100 new homes in Karratha as part of a broader push to ease a crippling housing shortage in the Pilbara city.

A power cable carrying renewable energy from a green power hub earmarked on the outskirts of Karratha could prove a game-changer in decarbonising WA’s economic powerhouse.

A private operator is adding more than $325 million in port infrastructure to two key WA towns.

The state government has awarded a $283 million contract to Clough to build a new wharf at Dampier Port.

Broome’s Eco Beach Resort has been put on the market for the first time since it was built as plans surface to take the remote destination to a new level of luxury.

Goldminer Bellevue Gold has met its production target from the second half, while fellow miner De Grey Mining progresses its Hemi gold project.

Ashburton’s shire president says Tom Price residents are cautiously optimistic about a promise to build their new hospital

The Kimberley town has been the perfect place for Antonio Sibosado to set up a business where he can spend more time with family.

Traditional owners’ position at the heart of Broome’s economy and development has not happened by chance.

Primary health clinics, commercial land, and plans for a potential Good Grocer-style IGA are gathering renewed interest around Broome.

Owners of a mothballed Kimberley eco-resort are mulling taking the holiday spot upmarket to breathe new life into a trailblazing tourism site.

Broome may be growing and changing but some things remain, with economic benefit, community and the environment a constant source of public debate.

A rising star in the sector has a few thoughts as to why the Kimberley dominates in terms of WA’s Indigenous tourism experiences

Telstra has engaged a Karratha consultancy to map out a Pilbara and interstate fibre network in what is a major coup for the regional firm.

The Kimberley Business Network aims to create a year-round, continual flow of work from major projects.

Rio Tinto and Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation are in advanced discussions for a green energy plant to help meet the mining giant’s decarbonisation needs.

Construction on a $5 billion desalination plant could begin within two years as its project partners prepare to lodge their plans to the state’s environmental watchdog.

The boss of a Pilbara local government has urged policymakers to “get out of the way” and instead fund local councils to solve housing problems themselves.

The remote Djarindjin community is forging its independence with economic empowerment.

Tailwinds are driving a new wave of investment in Broome’s pearling sector.

A $5 billion desalination plant providing water to green industries in the Pilbara is on the cards under a partnership formed between a French utilities giant and traditional owners.

A new cargo wharf under construction in Port Hedland will enable the import of wind turbines and slash cargo vessel backlogs which have blown out to more than a week.

BHP’s iron ore boss has called for greater collaboration to build an interconnected Pilbara energy grid to help the region’s industry heavyweights decarbonise.