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.
Paper folding passion produces paying customers
Napapan Price began making paper birds to help her adjust to life in WA and she's since started an online business.
Has Video Duration: 58 seconds.For Napapan, folding paper birds was a way to find happiness
Napapan Price turned a skill she had picked up in childhood into a way to make everyone feel a little bit happier.
Photo shows A close of woman's hand holding paper birdsWA police double down on calls for alcohol restrictions in regional towns
WA police write a second letter to the state's director of liquor licensing, Lanie Chopping, urging her to consider widespread liquor restrictions, according to documents obtained by the ABC under freedom of information laws.
Photo shows Alcohol stacked up which was seized by Kimberley policeAbandoned oil platforms to be left off WA coast by energy giant Chevron
A plan by oil and gas giant Chevron to leave five decommissioned oil platforms off Western Australia's Pilbara coast draws the ire of unions and green groups.
Photo shows An oil platoform in the waterWhat makes this triangular region in outback WA so hot, and could it be the hottest spot in Australia?
This northern WA region has already experienced three heatwaves, and meteorologists say it's just getting warmer.
Photo shows A landscape shot of red earth and blue sky, buildings can be seen in the far distance.Dispute grows over decommissioning of aging Chevron oil and gas infrastructure off Pilbara coast
The Shire of Ashburton is evaluating legal options against two companies as Chevron Australia seeks to push ahead with dismantling the aging Thevenard Island infrastructure.
Photo shows A drone shot of large oil tanks and processing facilities.Mining companies, towns brace for second WA pilot strike in six months
Network Aviation pilots will stop work for 24 hours on Thursday impacting passengers across regional Western Australia who fly with the Qantas subsidiary.
Photo shows FIFO workers disembarking from a plane.In this dry Pilbara town, 48C heat feels 'absolutely horrible' — but daily life must go on
Paraburdoo residents have battled three days of extreme weather conditions, with the town's temperature maximum being broken twice in two days. In some ways, it is becoming a source of pride.
Photo shows A gnarled gum tree in front of a dark storm.Parts of WA could hit 50 degrees over the weekend as extreme heatwave looms
Residents in parts of the Pilbara, Midwest and Goldfields have been warned to brace for extreme heatwave conditions from Friday and into the weekend.
Photo shows Pictured is Mt Augustus which is the world's largest monolith, two times larger than Uluru.It's one of the loudest sounds in the ocean, but is it killing whales?
Environmentalists say whales could go deaf during seismic surveys for offshore oil and gas. The reality is more complicated.
See how your town compares: Police figures reveal worst WA hotspots for alcohol-fuelled violence
Over 38 pages and 25 towns, police have gone into intense detail about the extent of regional Western Australia's alcohol problem.
Photo shows Cartons of liquor stashed in the boot of a white car'Now not the time' for blanket bans, liquor stores' peak body says, as police and some shires push for restrictions
WA Police and some regional shires say 25 towns should be subject to similar liquor restrictions as Carnarvon due to levels of alcohol fuelled violence up to 104 times higher than the metropolitan area.
Photo shows Sergeant Matthew Hartfield stands on red dirt next to around 30 cartons of alcohol as a bulldozer lines up to destroy it.'Strong and immediate intervention': Widespread alcohol restrictions proposed for WA
In a letter sent to the director of Liquor Licensing, Deputy Police Commissioner Allan Adams says "immediate intervention" is needed to address shocking rates of domestic violence and other forms of crime.
Photo shows Image of multiple empty cans of beer that have been discarded on a sporting oval in Broome.Opposition tussles over leadership after MPs defection, as WA Premier sinks boot in from Tokyo
WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam will meet with Nationals leader Shane Love to discuss who will be the opposition leader following the defection of Nationals MP Merome Beard, as Premier Roger Cook accuses the opposition of being "riddled with conflict".
Photo shows Libby Mettam and Shane Love'I don't feel like a traitor': Merome Beard defects from WA Nationals to Liberals, leaving opposition alliance in doubt
There are questions over the future of Western Australia's opposition alliance after North West Central MP Merome Beard quits the Nationals and jumps to the Liberal Party.
Photo shows A close shot of a woman in a green shirt'Fed up' workers to continue strikes at Chevron's Pilbara LNG plants
Energy giant Chevron 'extremely disappointed' by workers' decision to resume strikes over pay and conditions at Wheatstone and Gorgon liquid natural gas plants.
Photo shows An aerial shot of the Gorgon gas project on the coast of Western Australia.Industry leaders warn of 'big ripple effect' on Australian economy after Woodside defeat
Australia's reputation among international investors is on the line after the Scarborough gas project suffered a major legal blow, but it could pave the way for better consultation with traditional owners.
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Photo shows Woodisde's Scarborough gas project includes expanding the current Pluto facility on the Burrup PeninsulaWoodside's Scarborough gas project dealt blow with part of its environmental plan ruled invalid
Woodside's massive Scarborough gas development suffers a major blow, with the Federal Court finding an environmental plan for part of the project was not legally approved and was therefore invalid.
Photo shows Scarborough gas plant.Chevron accepts Fair Work Commission recommendations to resolve pay dispute at company's Pilbara LNG plants
American multinational Chevron says it will accept recommendations made by the Fair Work Commission to resolve a pay dispute between the company and unions at two of the world's largest gas projects in the Pilbara.
Photo shows Gas plant infrastructure on a scrubby island at sunrise.Woodside temporarily blocked from carrying out seismic testing at major gas project off WA coast
Woodside is temporarily blocked from moving ahead with part of the Scarborough gas project off Western Australia's northern coast.
Photo shows A gas production plant during sunset