Keyword "Port Hedland" - List of latest news (49 results)

22/04 ‘Ridiculous’ reason cafe can’t fill $150,000 job

Would you work as a cafe manager for $150,000?

10/04 ‘We need this influx’: Regional towns beg for more migrants — and more houses for them to live in

As Australia’s capitals are squeezed by record population growth, regional towns and cities across the country have one message — bring them here.

04/03 Hundreds of celebrities, richlisters in Aussie cyclone path

Hundreds of celebrities and richlisters including billionaires Gina Rinehart, Clive Palmer and TV star Karl Stefanovic are among those bracing for the impact of cyclone Alfred.

16/02 ‘Knew it would happen’: Shelves stripped bare

Supermarket shelves in Western Australia have been stripped, as the major freight route to Broome remains closed in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Zelia.

15/02 Warning for WA residents as major flooding hits

While Ex-Tropical Cyclone Zelia has moved on, the devastation left behind remains, with flooding still impacting communities across WA’s Pilbara region.

15/02 Record rainfall “exceptionally rare” for isolated town

Authorities are warning of floods, heavy rainfall and high winds in the wake of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Zelia.

13/02 ‘As strong as they come’ cyclone warning

The Pilbara region is preparing itself for the arrival of category 5 Tropical Cyclone Zelia in the coming hours.

12/02 Cyclone set to hit Aus shores tomorrow

Tropical cyclone Zelia has formed off the Western Australian coast and is expected to make landfall as a category three system on Thursday or Friday.

11/02 Cyclone warning, 160km/h winds

Aussies have been warned to brace for potentially “severe” impacts as a cyclone moves towards Western Australia, with flash flooding and destructive wind warnings issued.

11/02 Tropical cyclone set to smash WA coast

Western Australia is bracing for a large tropical cyclone that is set to form “earlier than expected” and smash part of the coastline by early Wednesday morning.

19/01 Warning as Cyclone Sean closes in on WA

Residents in Western Australia have been issued a warning as tropical cyclone Sean sweeps past the Pilbara region, bringing blistering winds and lashings of rain with it.

21/09 ‘Record breaking’: Huge rain event set to soak the country

The whole of Australia is set to be drenched this week as record-breaking heavy rainfall soaks the country.

24/04 Filthy rich miners bring out begging bowl

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19/04 Man breaks leg 30 mins into NZ flight

A man was left suffering in excruciating pain for over six hours after he broke his leg just 30 minutes into a flight to New Zealand.

13/04 Casual Aussie’s eye-watering salary

A miner has candidly admitted to social media how much money he makes and it is yet again proof that most of us are in the wrong job.

27/03 WA councillor praises Putin's 'transparent and comprehensive' election win during appearance on Russian TV

Australian officials have labelled the Russian election an "insult to democracy", but Port Hedland's Adrian McRae was full of praise for Mr Putin.

15/03 Australia’s biggest export on the brink of $30 billion loss

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29/10 Former ocean-front glamour suburb fades under dust buybacks scheme

The West End of Port Hedland was once a glamorous area, but now residents say the introduction of a voluntary buyback scheme has turned it into a ghost town.

29/09 Grand Final Long weekend weather for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane: ‘Remarkable heat’:

Meteorologists have warned that the east is set for “remarkable heat” over the Grand Final long weekend while parts of Western Australia are sweltering through multiple days where heat records have been broken.

25/09 Australia’s ‘heat engine’ in overdrive

At least five capital cities could see temperatures rise north of 30C over the coming week, with some areas seeing maximums of more than 40C, as Australia’s summer-like start to spring continues.

07/09 Wild plan world’s first three-year cruise to actually never end

The world’s first three-year cruise begins its around-the-world voyage in less than two months, with prices starting at about $5000 a month.

22/08 Millenials turning to 30-minute ‘micro weddings’ to save money in latest trend

Some lovebirds just want to get hitched as quickly as possible, but young Australians are taking it to a new extreme with a wild “quickie” wedding trend.

15/08 Aussie billionaire throws weight behind nuclear energy

Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has thrown her weight behind nuclear energy in her pitch for a net zero Australia that doesn’t rely on wind and solar.

03/08 Big change at Aussie mining giant

BHP and Toyota Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding to electrify the mining giant’s fleet of 5000 vehicles.

23/06 Miner served maggot-infested meal

Horrifying footage has emerged of a West Australian-based FIFO worker being served a steak dinner covered with maggots, sparking unions to call for stricter food codes in the industry.

19/06 ‘Extreme cold’: Millions of Aussies face coldest day in 5 years

Australia’s cold change is only getting frostier, with millions set to shiver through the coldest June morning in five years as one capital city plummets to -5 degrees.

26/05 Woman’s heartbreaking note to thieves

A woman has left a tragic note on her car window begging thieves not to break in because there was nothing of value for them to take.

05/05 Mum stabbed, strangled and suffocated her three kids

Margaret Dale Hawke, 36, pleaded guilty to three counts of murder after killing her 10-year-old daughter and two sons, aged seven and four months, in the family's Port Hedland home.

15/04 Destructive cyclone’s next move revealed

Residents of Western Australia’s Kimberley coast and eastern Pilbara will spend the weekend picking up debris following one of the most severe storms to hit the region in more than decade.

15/04 Destructive cyclone’s next move revealed

Residents of Western Australia’s Kimberley coast and eastern Pilbara will spend the weekend picking up debris following one of the most severe storms to hit the region in more than decade.

13/04 Record monster cyclone smashes into land

Tropical Cyclone Ilsa has made landfall in Western Australia with warnings it is the strongest storm seen in the state for almost 15 years.

13/04 Red alert issued for intense cyclone

The biggest cyclone in 14 years — a Category 5 storm — is bearing down on Western Australia and is set to wreak havoc in a matter of hours

13/04 Intense cyclone Ilsa set to wreak havoc

A cyclone red alert will be issued in coming hours as it’s predicted Tropical Cyclone Ilsa will reach category five strength by the time it smashes the coast.

12/04 ‘Catastrophic’: Fears cyclone could be even worse

A ferocious cyclone bearing down on Western Australia is intensifying at such a strength meteorologists are concerned it could surpass its predicted category 4 maximum power and become a category 5 super storm – the highest possible classification.

12/04 Supermarket shelves stripped as Ilsa bears down

Supermarket shelves are desolate, and locals are asked to prevent wheelie bins from turning into “missiles” as Western Australia’s Pilbara region braces for Tropical Cyclone Ilsa’s impact this week.

11/04 Cyclone Ilsa looms off coast, residents evacuate

Western Australians are on high alert as some communities prepare to evacuate as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa intensifies off the coast.

10/04 Category three cyclone Ilsa approaches WA coastline

Residents along Western Australia’s coastline have warned to leave or bunker down in preparation for a category three cyclone set to hit the state in the coming days.

10/04 WA Cyclone could become category 5

Western Australia is bracing for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Ilsa on Monday evening, bearing the potential to intensify into a category five cyclone over the coming days.

10/04 Towns brace as ‘severe cyclone impact likely’

A tropical low could become one of the strongest cyclones to hit mainland Australia since 2017, with it expected to affect tens of thousands of homes.

09/04 State wakes to coldest morning in months

Millions of Aussies will shiver through the day as one state wakes to its coldest morning in months, as another prepares to be hit by a tropical cyclone.

08/04 Cyclone and snow forecast for long weekend

Western Australia residents are being urged to prepare for a tropical cyclone that is expected to hit the coast in the coming days.

15/03 Four-day heat surge elevates fire danger

A four-day heat surge will blast the east coast with scorching temperatures climbing to 40C in some towns.

26/02 Five boys rescued in the outback

Five boys have been rescued in the outback after their allegedly stolen car ran out of petrol.

21/02 Protesters’ latest anti-Woodside stunt

Protesters opposing a major energy project in Western Australia’s Pilbara have struck again in Perth in an effort to draw attention to their cause.

20/02 Premier flags booze ban for stricken town

A state premier is considering bringing in alcohol restrictions to help curb booze-fuelled violence in a country town, while the federal Nationals leader has called on the Prime Minister for help.

19/02 Nats leader’s admission on Voice debate

Nationals leader David Littleproud has said he doesn’t know what the outcome of the Voice to parliament referendum will be after Peter Dutton warned it was on track to fail.

13/02 Man killed in workplace incident

A man has been killed in a workplace incident in Perth’s inner southeast.

25/01 ‘Bizarre’ reason for ASX skyrocketing

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12/01 Australia can’t keep making the same mistake with China

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