North-West

Aboriginal contractor Hicks Civil & Mining has branched out to Queensland in its first major move beyond its home base.

One of Western Australia's largest Indigenous trusts has shifted its head office from Perth to the Pilbara to be closer to the beneficiaries it acts for.

Rio Tinto has shipped enough Pilbara iron ore in 60 years to build a railway to Mars or erect a Burj Khalifa at every city in the world.

A Pilbara native title group has taken a swipe at Fortescue's latest green energy hub, accusing the miner of going behind its back to develop the project.

The Forrest family's plan to build an eco-resort at the tip of the Ningaloo Reef, estimated to cost $70 million, has been given the final tick of planning approval.

A power offtake deal signed by iron ore miner Rio Tinto will underpin construction of Australia's first Indigenous-backed large renewable energy project in the Pilbara.

The state government will appoint a commissioner to the Shire of Carnarvon after most of the council resigned in mysterious circumstances.

The fate of the Shire of Carnarvon council rests in the hands of three candidates who missed out on a seat at last year's local government elections.

A $1.6 billion ammonia project in the Pilbara has been granted major project status by the federal government.

Fortescue is laying the groundwork for a major green iron plant in the Pilbara backed by hydrogen to be produced by as much as 6 gigawatts of renewable energy.

The descendant of a Pilbara Strike leader has laid down a challenge for miners to lift royalty payments and help native title holders build their own mines.

The state government will spend $32 million laying the groundway for 16 new lots in Newman's light industrial area.

A deal struck between a junior mining firm and Victorian company could see iron ore smelting take place at a former Mineral Resources mine in the Pilbara this year.

A Singaporean real estate investment trust has splashed $28 million on a Port Hedland apartment block one week after entering the Pilbara with its first acquisition in Karratha.

More than 100 new lots will be readied for sale in Broome under a $41 million budget commitment by the state government.

A $950 million green energy project has been backed by Fortescue's board to satiate the miner's needs and deliver power for local industries such as data centres.

A proposal for the use and protection of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River places restrictions on water use by pastoralists.

The state government is working on a deal to use a federal government loan scheme to support mid-tier infrastructure projects in the North West.

A workforce camp in Karratha's industrial estate has sold for $45 million to a Singaporean property investment fund.

An Aboriginal joint venture project has been shortlisted by the state government as a fix to Port Hedland's water supply constraints.

An Aboriginal-owned sea cucumber processor in Denham puts a cosmetic twist on Australia's oldest trade.

Rio Tinto, BHP, and Fortescue are finding different roadblocks and workarounds in efforts to decarbonise their Pilbara mines.

Work to build the first solar farm under a traditional owner-backed three-gigawatt renewable energy plan has begun.

The flexible design of a large modular camp on the outskirts of Karratha could lend itself to townhouse living.

Fortescue expects to be running its Pilbara mining network on green energy by 2028, netting the miner a predicted cost saving of up to $US800 million.

Taiwanese expats Ginger and Steven Lo invested in Karratha's cafe scene as others upped stumps.

The North West's importance to Australia's economy places the region in a uniquely powerful position.

North West business owners and residents have had little reprieve from rising insurance costs.

Finmec has traversed a boom-and-bust economy to emerge as a healthy, growing business that gives back to its community.

The Ord has been ripe with crop experimentation to make use of its vast water resource since the 1960s.

The University of Western Australia is considering establishing a tertiary education and research campus in Karratha.

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