Charlie Mills

The sixth test flight by Elon Musk's space company didn't go exactly to plan, but commentators say there are lessons to be learnt from the work of Pilbara salvage crews.

Another severe storm has smashed the town of Tom Price, leaving flooding, structural damage and downed trees in its wake.

The mercury is soaring in WA's Pilbara region and authorities are warning it could get even hotter over the summer months.

Community leaders in WA say Rex Airlines needs to improve its poor service record and pay its outstanding bills after being thrown a lifeline.

Wunna Nyiyaparli elder Ailsa Coffin says her family's connection to Roy Hill stretches back generations, and a United Nations decision has backed her up. The federal government disagrees.

Port Hedland is home to the world's largest export port and is dominated by the iron ore trade. At the heart of the industry is a small workforce of marine pilots.

WA's Aboriginal affairs minister has shocked Equinox Resources by declining an application to begin drilling near Karijini National Park, a move welcomed by traditional owners.

An angler's close encounter with a 4-metre shark near the popular tourist town of Exmouth in Western Australia creates a flurry of excitement online.

Authorities are urging anyone in the North Plantations area of Carnarvon to monitor conditions.

Jenna Pickering lives in one of the most naturally beautiful parts of the world, but it is the people — not the landscapes — that inspire her paintings.

The nation's largest solar salt project has marked a major milestone in what has been a challenging road through planning stages. 

When she first picked up a camera, Jess Allan loved taking pictures of landscapes and animals. Now the photographer portrays her elders' stories through her images. 

Indigenous leaders meet in WA's north to discuss the way forward on closing the gap in the wake of the failed Voice to Parliament referendum.

Researchers say there is evidence that previously unknown breeding "nurseries" for critically endangered green sawfish could disappear due to continuing habitat loss in northern Western Australia. 

Seven earthquakes have struck near the town of Port Hedland, with Geoscience Australia saying the first was likely a "foreshock" ahead of the later 3.9-magnitude tremor and further aftershocks.

Ancient Pilbara land and sea country will be revitalised after 12 new Indigenous Protected Areas were announced across Australia today.

Fisheries officers believe a one to two-metre bronze whaler was responsible for biting a man who was spearfishing in WA's north on Monday morning.

A man has been taken to the nursing post at Coral Bay after a reported shark bite near Fourteen Mile Beach.

Arthritis and chronic pain would stop many runners at the starting line, but for Natasha Leslie it's just one challenge on her way to claim her six-star medal by running the six World Major Marathons.

After years awaiting compensation, Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation has called for an inquiry into the lucrative Solomon Hub iron ore mine claiming the it operates "below the current standard of industry regulation".

Authorities formally apologise to the family of an Aboriginal woman who died in custody 10 years ago. 

After spotting a request for help on social media, Emily and Callum helped Squirt the turtle make the 600-kilometre journey from Port Hedland to Broome.

A federal committee has concluded its investigation into bank closures in regional Australia, detailing a range of recommendations including ensuring regional Australians can access cash and flagging the establishment of a public bank. 

NSW-based artist Sally Clarke spent her formative years on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and amassed a vast shell collection. Forty years later, she wants to return what she took.

University researchers are confident that using microscopic genetic modifications will help save the northern quoll from being driven to extinction.