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Search underway for missing Aboriginal woman in South Hedland
Police are appealing for public assistance to find a 22-year-old Aboriginal woma...
Natasha Clark 17 Jul 2026
Aboriginal leaders recognised at Hedland NAIDOC Awards
Aboriginal leaders from across Port and South Hedland, in Western Australia's Pi...
Natasha Clark 16 Jul 2026
Hundreds of Indigenous students set to benefit from mining giant’s record community infrastructure spend
A community infrastructure commitment from mining and metals corporation BHP is...
Callan Morse 19 Jun 2026
An innovative Elders partnership launched in the Pilbara
Nearly 100 community members gathered at the Ieramugadu (Roebourne) basketball c...
Giovanni Torre 1 Dec 2025
Indigenous suppliers poised to benefit from BHP’s $1 billion Port Hedland investment

Indigenous suppliers can expect a healthy continuation of project work with BHP after the miner detailed more than $1 billion in new investment for Port Hedland on Thursday.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Nov 14, 2025
Miners pledge $22 million for Hedland and Newman Safe Spaces programs

In a landmark initiative set to commence in mid-2025, Fortescue, in collaboration with BHP, has pledged up to $22 million over the next five years to launch the Hedland and Newman Safe Spaces programs...

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Zak Kirkup Mar 25, 2025
Fortescue’s inaugural Innovation Grants fuel sustainable solutions

Seven Pilbara initiatives including a traditional bush medicine 'pharmacy', the installation of green power solutions and a 'Scoot 'n' Ride' school upgrade project will share in $123,000 of funding th...

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NIT staff Jan 23, 2025
$5.5m for two First Nations-led clean energy projects in WA

Western Australia's clean energy sector has received another kickstart, with more than $16 million funding for seven innovative new projects.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Jan 10, 2025
Going for gold in the Pilbara

Kariyarra Aboriginal Corporation is working to drive positive outcomes for Traditional Owners after a major De Grey Mining Pilbara gold project received a boost by way of a $150 million loan.

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Tiesha Hewitt Sep 13, 2024
WA government "failed to adequately invest in safe accommodation for women" in the Pilbara, Aboriginal justice group says

A key Aboriginal justice body has urged the Western Australian government to invest more in safe accommodation for women and children in the Pilbara.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 18, 2023
Joanne Taylor knows how hard her Elders fought for rights. In business, she is determined to make mum proud

Nyamal woman Joanne Taylor always knew she wanted to help Indigenous people follow their dreams. It was a trait passed down from her mother and grandmother, both strong women who she watched fight tir...

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NIT Jul 29, 2022
Like father, like daughter: Jewell Albert follows dad's footsteps at helm of Pilbara iron ore trains

Port Hedland train driver Ricardo Dann fondly recounts watching the sun rise over the Pilbara's striking red and spinifex green ranges ahead of him as 268 iron ore cars snake out behind his seat at th...

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NIT Jun 21, 2022
Park renamed in recognition of Pilbara workers strike

The Town of Port Hedland's Leap Park has been renamed 'Strike Park' in honour of the Pilbara Station Workers Strike, one of the most significant industrial strikes in Western Australia's history.

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NIT May 14, 2021
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