North-West

Former Nationals WA leader Brendon Grylls has joined an iron ore minnow to lead engagement with Pilbara stakeholders as it presses ahead with a new mine.

Port Hedland councillors have passed a no confidence motion in Town Mayor Peter Carter, delivering a scathing assessment of his accountability, transparency and leadership

The boss who revitalised a flailing Broome resort into an award-winning business has handed the reins over as he prepares for a new role in mining.

The family behind collapsed building firm Diploma Group has emerged as the developer of a seaside apartment complex in Carnarvon, the first in the north-west town.

A highly respected Indigenous elder, who built bridges between some of the world’s largest miners and traditional owners, has died.

Western Australian rare earths developer Hastings Technology Metals is looking abroad to eastern Europe to process ore from its mine under construction in the Gascoyne.

After a quiet period, ambitions for a deepwater port in Exmouth have a fresh focus.

Two government-backed workers' villages along WA's Coral Coast remain unbuilt and with no clear indication on timelines, years after first being touted to ease the accommodation squeeze.

A new hub in the north-west is another step in building an innovation ecosystem in the region.

Three Karratha businesses have teamed up to start exporting locally built waste sorting machines.

Port Hedland is undergoing a major change to move its heart south to where the bulk of the town's population now lives.

More than $1 billion is being spent at WA’s northern ports to expand and diversify their trade.

New housing initiatives are making only a small dent in the acute shortages facing towns in the north-west.

North-west business owners are being slugged more than $6,000 a year for insurance premiums while insurers and government duties register record profits.

A wave of investment in mining, energy and renewables is expected to sustain growth in the north-west.