Jesmine Cheong

John Pat's death at just 16 inside an outback police lock-up sparked national outrage and a royal commission. Forty years later, what is his legacy in his hometown?

As housing prices continue to rise and rents hit unaffordable levels, Maddy McFie decided to go small — and she hasn't looked back.

Dean Williams was excited to be released from prison, but then he was filled with fear from the pressures of life on the outside. 

A former coal, oil and gas worker, Ray Middleton believes isolation shouldn't stop people from switching to electric vehicles.

First nations people are at a greater risk of developing chronic kidney disease. But, Indigenous patients in WA's regions can wait years before getting a dialysis placement near home.

An application for the Pilbara's Murujuga National Park, the world's largest collection of rock art, to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site been faced with delays after the United Nations body confirmed the federal government's application was invalid.

Pictures of the grim discovery have been circulating on social media and police are urging anyone with information to come forward.

Raelene Cooper has again challenged Woodside's consultation with traditional owners as the mining giant launches a fresh application for seismic testing in the Pilbara.

WA's deputy coroner backs police over their conduct in the fatal shooting of Ashley Dean Fildes after he stabbed several people in a South Hedland shopping centre while in the midst of a psychotic episode.

The only qualifying rule for little humans participating in the annual race is that they have to be wearing a nappy, with mood and nap times coming into play for those trying to guess a winner.

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.

Researchers from the WA Museum Boola Bardip are hoping to recover between four and five skeletons of the Diprotodon from a remote mine site in the Pilbara.

It's been 56 years since Australia voted for constitutional change for First Nations people. Elders from Western Australia hope for a similar result in the Voice to Parliament referendum.

A two-kilometre exclusion zone around the crash site of the deadly chemical truck blaze has been lifted, allowing investigators to begin closer inspection.

Authorities say a disastrous Beirut blast in 2020 influenced their decision to wait days before investigating the site of this week's fatal collision.

Major crash investigators are yet to examine the scene of a truck and car collision in the Pilbara they fear killed up to three people and started a fire so fierce emergency crews could not get near it.

A rescue group calls for Qantas to reconsider its animal flight rules, with concerns more could be euthanased in WA's Pilbara. 

An upcoming pilot strike is causing "disruption" and "turmoil" in the WA resources industry, as FIFO flights are set to be cancelled.

Australia's reputation among international investors is on the line after the Scarborough gas project suffered a major legal blow, but it could pave the way for better consultation with traditional owners. 

The WA Police Force needs to recruit more officers from foreign shores, but some highly qualified international applicants are learning too late that they can't get the necessary visa.

Scientists say seismic blasting in gas exploration can have subtle but critical effects on marine life as concerns rise over Woodside's Scarborough gas project in Western Australia's north. 

Lewis Kew Ming, better known as China, started his Port Hedland gym two decades ago to get at-risk kids off the street and into martial arts in Western Australia's north.

As the Federal Court hears testimony from Pilbara elders, lawyers for Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group have continued to deny the iron ore miner is liable for compensation for traditional owners.

A remote court sitting has heard competing claims from FMG, traditional owners and the WA government amid a $500m dispute.

A world-class Aboriginal dance company comes to Western Australia's north to tell the stories of elders and keep the youth connected to country.