North-West

It has been a marathon, rather than a sprint, to break ground on several globally significant renewable energy projects earmarked for the north-west.

It has been a long time since big investors started spruiking plans for new salt projects in the north-west.

The state’s biggest marina development in recent years is finished, but elsewhere above the 26th parallel projects are stuck on the drawing board.

Six traditional owner groups will share in up to $2.1 million worth of grants to start native seed production trials for land restoration.

Djarindjin, Broome, and Newman airports were each toasted at the Australian Airports Association awards night.

A matriarch, a local fashion legend, a fighter, a teacher, and a cultural force. Late Yindjibarndi elder Mrs T Daniel was larger than life.

A modern interpretation of an ancient ritual could help Indigenous tourism operators in the north-west grow their businesses.

Australian and US armed forces are spending big and spruiking grand plans for defence infrastructure and presence.

There may be no shortage of ideas to fix the north-west’s housing crisis, but turning plans into action has proved challenging.

Low water triggers at an aquifer critical to the Pilbara’s development have been breached, according to Traditional Owners, due to water abstraction and low rainfall.

Big infrastructure projects aside, the state government has lined up a host of health, policing and education developments in the north-west.

The north-west is short of beds for leisure and corporate travelers, yet proponents find it near-impossible to build a development business case.

Carnarvon’s banana co-operative has spent the past two decades finding creative ways to turn its growers’ discards into profit.

The WA government is yet to sign land deals for two industrial hubs nearly two years after it offered the sites to green energy and manufacturing proponents.

Companies that can overcome high costs, tight regulation and staff scarcity can be rewarded with large contracts, market leadership and loyal customers in the north-west.

Scroll through Business News' list of 100 major projects planned or under construction in WA's north-west.

One issue looms large above all others for the north-west as voters get ready to head to state and federal polls next year.

A Pilbara Aboriginal corporation has accused the WA government of mismanaging an aquifer critical to a national park and Karratha’s drinking water supply.

A Karratha-based Aboriginal-owned firm has hailed a $30 million deal for work on the Pluto LNG project as a company-transforming contract.

The Pilbara's investment pipeline has grown nearly 50 per cent in one year, and iron ore is not the biggest driver.

The state government is refusing to reveal how much it will cost to redevelop two hospitals, despite previously naming a price on two occasions.

A former Pilbara local government executive has failed to convince WA’s employment arbiter he was harshly treated after being fired for serious misconduct.

An ammonia plant earmarked near Karratha would be fed gas from Chevron under a 10-year deal announced today.

BP has released new details and pushed back the start date on its proposed $55 billion Pilbara renewable energy project to the end of the decade.

Fleetwood has struck a deal with the contractor building Perdaman’s $6.4 billion urea plant on the Burrup Peninsula to house staff at its Karratha workforce camp.

A $5 billion desalination plant mooted for a remote patch of Pilbara coastline has garnered interest from BP.

OPINION: Federal government updates to the 2015 Northern Australia white paper have failed to convince critics it has what it takes to drive the region forward.

Family of late Banjima elder Maitland Parker have taken his fight to clean up the asbestos-laden gorges of Wittenoom to the United Nations.

The state government will spend $2.3 million to provide essential services for a Karratha apartment project, as the developer seeks Commonwealth funds to support the $92 million build cost.

Concerns have been raised with the state government about contamination of a national park waterway by deadly asbestos tailings washed downstream from Wittenoom.

An unsealed road passing by Wittenoom’s asbestos-laced gorges is costing dearly and asbestos compensation claims are still being lodged.

A mammoth green energy venture in the east Kimberley could generate $3.8 billion for the state and create more than 2,000 jobs over its lifetime.