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Leaked documents reveal how far BHP really is from net zero goals

The mining giant's delay in the rollout of renewable energy and a fleet of electric trucks and trains in the Pilbara has raised doubts inside the company about it meeting its ambitious climate goal.
A large yellow mining truck drives along a raise road. It has a load in its tray.

Published:

Tue 26 May 2026 at 8:14am

Source: Four CornersTopic: Mining and Metals Industryby Angus Grigg, Alex McDonald and Jade Toomey

Mining giant BHP's plan to go green was 'urgent', until it wasn't

Hundreds of pages of internal BHP documents reveal how the company sold itself as a climate leader while internally finding reasons to put off action in the Pilbara.
A collage graphic showing a mining truck, wind turbines, solar panels a train and excerpts from documents.

Published:

Mon 25 May 2026 at 8:30pm

Source: Four CornersTopic: Mining and Metals Industryby Angus Grigg, Alex McDonald and Jade Toomey

Government bails out Rex's multi-million-dollar debt to regional airports

Council-owned airports have been bailed out by the federal government to the tune of $4.8 million, $2 million of which was for NSW alone.
The outside of an aircraft printed with the letters REX in blue and orange

Published:

Mon 25 May 2026 at 2:56pm

Source: ABC North and West SATopic: Air Transport Industryby Jenae Madden and Lily Plass

Why it's about to get so much harder to find an aged care bed in WA

It's going to get much harder to find an available aged care bed in WA, a new report finds, with a "substantial and time-critical shortfall" predicted.
A close-up photo of an elderly woman knitting.

Published:

Mon 25 May 2026 at 7:31pm

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Aged Careby Keane Bourke and Nicolas Perpitch

No long-term rentals but 200 short-stay listings in WA towns

There are renewed calls for a ban on short-stay rentals as a new report shows holiday homes vastly outnumber permanent rentals in small regional communities.
A sign that says Nannup next to a road and greenery.

Published:

Tue 19 May 2026 at 11:49am

Source: ABC South West WATopic: Rental Housingby Georgia Loney and Gabrielle Becerra Mellet

Tourism operators priced out of own industry conference

Struggling businesses in Carnarvon, reliant on tourism, say they want more support to be involved with the 2026 WA Tourism Conference that the region is hosting.
Brightly coloured signage for Carnarvon

Published:

Sun 17 May 2026 at 11:03am

Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Tourism and Leisure Industryby Rachel Hagan

How once revered donkeys became a 'nuisance' and meat for cans

Before roads and vehicles, teams of donkeys used to haul huge loads across remote parts of Western Australia. But the beloved animal became a declared pest that even the meat trade couldn't save.
About 20 donkeys harnessed to a wagon outside a large hotel

Published:

Sat 16 May 2026 at 2:28pm

Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Historyby Vanessa Mills

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Food Bowl Floods: WA's fruit and vegetable growers count the damage from latest flooding

Fruit and vegetable growers in Western Australia’s Carnarvon food bowl are still cleaning up weeks after flooding from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle.
Duration: 12 minutes 20 seconds

Source: ABC News

Box jellyfish sighting in Dampier

A swarm of rare WA box jellyfish was spotted off the state's north coast.
A box jellyfish in the water
Duration: 12 seconds

Source: ABC Pilbara

Some of the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle around Carnarvon

Some of the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle around Carnarvon.
The Bibbawarra Rd crossing in Carnarvon after Cyclone Narelle.
Duration: 3 seconds

Source: ABC News

Red sky in Shark Bay ahead of Cyclone Narelle

Vision captured by Shark Bay off-grid holiday park Our Place at Nanga captured this eerie vision reminiscent of a Mad Max movie set as Cyclone Narelle approached on Friday.
Deep orange skies over a regional property, where a cattle dog lies near parked buggie cars.
Duration: 16 seconds

Source: ABC News

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