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Kachana Station is located in the Durack Range in the East Kimberley.
Gas

WA allows Kimberley fracking export to unlock ‘supergiant’ gas basin

Deputy Premier Roger Cook talks of a “green energy vision” for WA while his department tries to unlock the Kimberley for more gas exploration by allowing gas to be exported.

  • by Peter Milne
Gina Rinehart and Bianca Rinehart are at war over Lang Hancock’s iron ore throne.
Mining

Supreme Court judge bows out of WA’s ‘clash of the dynasties’

  • by Aja Styles
The AGE NEWS Missing girl Cleo Smith. Pic from Facebook 18th October 2021
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Missing person

Ground search for Cleo Smith resumes after bad weather delay

  • by Peter de Kruijff
The AGE NEWS Missing girl Cleo Smith. Pic from Facebook 18th October 2021
Missing person

Close-knit community reels as search widens for missing girl

  • by Heather McNeill and Peter de Kruijff
BHP and other Australian miners have received a massive boost over the past year as the price of iron ore, the nation’s biggest export, hit a record $US230 a tonne.
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Mining

BHP reports drop in iron ore shipments from Australia

  • by Nick Toscano
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Western Australia is only seeing about 12 AstraZeneca vaccine doses a week, vaccine commander Chris Dawson has revealed.
Vaccination

AstraZeneca’s days are done in WA, Dawson says

Vaccine commander Chris Dawson has told a budget estimates inquiry AstraZeneca was barely being administered in Western Australia.

  • by Hamish Hastie
Solar thermal technology can offer 24-hour power, unlike solar photovoltaic panels.
Renewables

Woodside teams up with Bill Gates-backed solar tech

Woodside is considering rolling out US solar thermal generation in Australia but will first trial the technology in California.

  • by Peter Milne
WA has so far managed to stay safe in its COVID-free bubble, but what will happen when we let the virus in?
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic

What life will look like in a post-vaccinated WA

  • by Hamish Hastie
Albert Jacob is back as Joondalup Mayor, Hannah Fitzhardinge replaces Brad Pettitt at the top in Fremantle, and inaugural West Coast Eagles coach Ron Alexander joins Vincent as a councillor after Saturday’s local government elections.
Local council

Local government elections: New era in Fremantle, a former Eagle rises and a recount in Perth

  • by Peter de Kruijff
A review into the WA Liberals election loss will be made public on Saturday.
Liberal Party

‘Exacting revenge’: Clan foes to face Liberal disciplinary committee

  • by Hamish Hastie

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