Mining workers are among the highest paid workers in Australia. But this strike is about far more than pay.
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Cane toads will reach Broome in the next couple of years. Creating a waterless “containment zone” is the only way to stop them pillaging the Pilbara.
Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by 800 million years.
Workers in the Pilbara generate a significant portion of Australia’s mining wealth, but often face insecure work, mental distress and sexual harassment.
The crater dates back 3.5 billion years, making it the oldest known by more than a billion years.
Cratons are pieces of ancient continents that formed billions of years ago.
Australia’s road to net zero must pass through Indigenous-held land, which is likely to host many clean energy projects. First Nations people want partnerships that help them protect their Country.
Promising new green steelmaking techniques won’t work with our main iron ore exports. We must future proof this key industry.
Strange barren patches in the Australian outback have been long-studied by scientists – but until recently, nobody had consulted the Aboriginal people who live among them.
Ancient rocks from Western Australia may not contain the world’s oldest fossils – but they do preserve organic compounds that may have formed the raw materials for the first living cells.
Should the capsule not be found immediately, we can’t just write it off as lost. A long term system of monitoring is needed to protect humans and the environment.
A major fertiliser plant is set to be constructed in the Pilbara, potentially impacting as many as 20 ancient rock art sites.
Extreme heat over 50°C is likely to become more common, giving us yet another reason for Australia to act fast on climate change.
The destruction of one ancient rock shelter is devastating. But there’s a greater loss to cultural heritage that is occurring from the ‘cumulative impacts’ of mining operations in WA.
An image of a ship on a rock in Western Australia’s Dampier Archipelago depicts HMC Mermaid – the main vessel of Phillip Parker King, an unsung hero of Australian exploration.
An attack on a WA mine worker has highlighted the danger of wild dingoes, particularly when attracted by humans’ food - one of the factors that can make an attack by wild predators much more likely.
The remote Pilbara region of Western Australian formed many billions of years ago when the Earth was much hotter and the crust softer than it is today.
The discovery of the second oldest known asteroid impact site in the world can give us tantalising hints of the Earth’s early crust.
The Pilbara has had a remarkable boom in recent years, but with the current slowdown comes questions about its long-term future. The need to diversify the local economy is obvious, but how do you do this…
A complex microbial ecosystem existed in Western Australia’s Pilbara region at least 3.5 billion years ago. Researchers found…
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