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Drilling contractor dies at remote West Australian exploration site

Authorities are investigating after a 29-year-old man was killed at a mineral exploration site in WA's remote northern Goldfields.
Two men working on a drill rig in outback.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Workplace Accidents and Incidentsby Jarrod Lucas

Alleged armed burglar dies after altercation with homeowner

A man who allegedly broke into a home in Boulder armed with a machete has died in hospital after an altercation with the homeowner.
A close up shot of police tape with cars parked on a street and trees blurred in the background

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Crime

Is WA's once-booming nickel industry dead or just a sleeping giant?

WA's nickel industry has collapsed this year but multi-billion-dollar projects are still being developed with an eye on a future recovery.
A person holds a handfull of ground nickel

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Nickelby Jarrod Lucas and Tara de Landgrafft

Some of the top photos taken across WA in the last month of spring

November marked a month where multiple bushfires razed parts of WA while elsewhere, our photographers and reporters shared stories of political drama, uncertainty, and trailblazing success.
The sun glows red, low in the cloudy sky over the ocean, with the silhouettes of people watching from the beach.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Photographyby Kenith Png

Training failure led to 'vulnerable' employee's death at engineering company, court told

A 26-year-old trades assistant had been on the job less than three months and had received no relevant prior training when he was killed in a workplace incident at a Kalgoorlie engineering firm, a court has been told.   
The outside of an engineering workshop with signage above the door.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Workplace Accidents and Incidentsby Jarrod Lucas

Why is the WA government handing $150m to lithium miners in a cost of living crisis?

Premier Roger Cook says its rescue package recognises the thousands of jobs hanging in the balance, but a mining analyst says "it really doesn't touch the sides" amid an oversupply of lithium and disappointing electric vehicle sales.
A big pile of light grey rocks, with a crane over it.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Lithiumby Jarrod Lucas

Police seek third suspect after man left 'naked and bleeding' in alleged Port Macquarie kidnapping

Police are working to find 27-year-old woman Dahkota Harris who detectives allege was among three people that kidnapped and shot a man in a forest on the NSW Mid North Coast 10 days ago.
A man in cuffs between two police officers.
Duration: 27 seconds

Published: Source: ABC Mid North CoastTopic: Crimeby Charles Rushforth and Emma Siossian

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The faces of a tiny West Australian school

On Western Australia's remote south coast, Jerdacuttup Primary School has only six students enrolled. But the teachers, parents and children are determined to keep the doors open.
Duration: 1 minute 56 seconds

Source: ABC Esperance

Inside Australia's first nickel mine

A rare glimpse inside Australia’s first nickel mine - the Silver Lake shaft at Kambalda - as this ABC News story from 1968 discusses the “latest magic metal of Western Australia”.
Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds

Source: ABC Goldfields

South Coast Marine Park final plans released after divisive process

The planning process for a new 1.3-million-hectare marine park off WA's coast has been divisive, angering fishers but exciting supporters with the prospect of new tourism and job opportunities and improved protections for marine species.
Duration: 1 minute 57 seconds

Source: ABC Esperance

Residents protest controversial waste facility in 2004

There has been a long history of residents living with offensive odours in Boulder, which resulted in large protests in 2004.
Duration: 1 minute 20 seconds

Source: ABC Goldfields

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