Port Hedland, Australia News

The EPA has granted approval for a new export facility on condition that the sealife, such as whales and dugongs is protected.

One of Queensland's richest men has warned mum and dad investors not to trust "property spruikers" promoting unrealistic returns on Pilbara housing after the number of properties advertised for rent in Port Hedland topped 200.

It's night time in South Hedland and while some children are tucked up in bed, others are wandering the dark streets, some as young as six.

The Port Hedland Port Authority along the northern coast of Western Australia reported on June 10th surprising news on an iron ore shipment: The Fortescue loaded vessel, PSU Seventh, left on a draft of 18.84 metres on Sunday morning, 9 June 2013.

Community donations are helping the homeless in Port Hedland who have felt the pinch in recent cold and wet weather, but the reality is there still aren't enough houses.

The Director General of WA Mines and Petroleum Richard Sellers says WA's shale and tight gas reserves were much bigger than those in other states such as South Australia.

Exports of iron ore to China from Australia's Port Hedland, a strong indicator of Chinese industrial activity, surged 21 percent in May, from April, to hit a record high.

Gina Rinehart, Asia's richest woman, built her fortune by heeding her own counsel.

This week Ian presents the program from the ABC's Perth studios, and he takes calls from places as far afield as South Burnett in Queensland, Port Hedland in W.A., and even from Uganda.

A 38-year-old Mundijong man allegedly caught driving more than 60km/h over the speed limit had his car seized by police last night.

The 23-year-old had been on trial in Broome for three weeks, accused of fatally stabbing Port Hedland man Kristopher Dixon.

The Town of Port Hedland says an internal working group will examine whether legal action should be taken over the troubled South Hedland stadium.

A bucket wheel reclaimer collects ore at the BHP Billiton iron ore loading facility in Port Hedland, about 1,600 km north of Perth, in this May, 2008, file photo.

A power plant that would convert rubbish to electricity in the north-west of Western Australia has been approved by the state government.

HOUSEHOLD rubbish will be converted into electricity after the final environmental approvals were made for the State's first large scale waste-to-energy plant.