Tiny Pilbara community dodges Rusty bullet

Rolling coverage of tropical cyclone Rusty as parts of WA's North West prepare for destructive winds and flooding.

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Pilbara dust storm - February 2013

Properties in the Onslow region of the Pilbara were covered by a storm of red dust on February 11.

Pilbara ports in lockdown mode

Robyn Preston Pilbara's ports hit evacuation mode on Tuesday, locking-down sites and moving ships out to sea, after warnings that a tropical cyclone that may pass through the region on Wednesday.

Cyclone Peta floods the Pilbara

Cyclone Peta might not be a major threat to the Pilbara but it has brought plenty of rain already.

Pilbara set to dodge Cylone Narelle's fury

Tropical Cyclone Narelle has been upgraded to a category four as it continues to move closer to the coast of northern Western Australia.

New iron ore port for Pilbara

Chalpat Sonti The Pilbara region will get another deepwater port for iron ore exports, after the state government today decided to spend $3.5 million on a site first identified more than 30 years ago.

'What happened?': father of boys found dead in bathroom

Rania Spooner Inquest could finally explain tragic mystery of dead baby brothers.

WA election

WA stays with Barnett's Liberals

Rania Spooner West Australians have given Liberal leader Colin Barnett another four years at the helm in a commanding win the returning premier attributed, in part, to Federal Labor being "on the nose" in WA.

Cyclone Rusty could hit WA coast with 100-kilometre wide eye and 200km/h winds

Aleisha Orr Cyclone Rusty could have a 100-kilometre wide eye and feature winds of more than 200km\h by the time its full force is felt on WA's North West coastline late on Wednesday.

Towns shut as Rusty rolls nearer

Aleisha Orr People sheltering from a category four cyclone could be stuck inside for some time as the storm creeps nearer.

Cyclone Rusty weakens to a category one

Tropical Cyclone Rusty in Western Australia's Pilbara region has been downgraded to a category one, allowing emergency services authorities to give the all clear to Pardoo and Marble Bar.

Cyclone Rusty weakens, threat moves inland

While tropical cyclone Rusty continues to weaken, communities inland from Western Australia's east Pilbara region are now in its firing line as the storm continues creeping south.

Death of Red Dog star inspires donations flurry

The Perth dog home that boasted Red Dog star Koko as its ambassador has been swamped with donations since the red cloud kelpie passed away.

Northam hostel in sex abuse spotlight

Anne-Louise Brown The scope of a WA inquiry investigating child sex abuse at state-run hostels will be widened this week, hearing evidence about alleged abuse of boarders at a Northam hostel.

'Death of the mining boom exaggerated': PM

Rania Spooner The death of the mining boom has been "exaggerated", according to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who today called on industry leaders to back the Federal Government's $6.

The Hancock - Wright saga: Gina reopens decade-old battle

Rania Spooner Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart has rekindled a decade old legal battle with the heirs of her father's former friend, mining magnate Peter Wright, over an iron ore tenement in the Pilbara...

Workers rally for more locals on resource projects

Rania Spooner Thousands of wharfies and construction workers today flooded the front steps of the WA's Parliament House in opposition to foreign workers being used on resources projects and what they claim are...

Rinehart eyes dynasty succession

Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart is moving to one day hand over the family's $10 billion dynasty to her youngest child.

Qld v WA: Bligh 'poaching' workers during Perth visit

Courtney Trenwith The fight for skilled workers and resource investment became heated yesterday when Queensland Premier Anna Bligh was accused of using Perth's Commonwealth Business Forum to poach workers and...