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The impact of the closure of BHP's Nickel West operations will be far and wide and "almost signals the end of the Australian nickel industry", a prominent mining analyst says.

Mining giant BHP has announced it’s putting its WA nickel mines on ice for at least three years, blaming an "oversupply in the global nickel market."

Western Australia's CWA branches have welcomed men into their ranks after 100 years, with members voting almost unanimously to grant men membership rights.

Ancient Pilbara land and sea country will be revitalised after 12 new Indigenous Protected Areas were announced across Australia today.

Farmers and recreational shooters say they've been labelled as "bad people" following recent changes to WA's firearms legislation, which will come into effect in March 2025.

An airport that once serviced the defunct Ravensthorpe nickel mine in WA has replaced hi-vis-clad workers with medical specialists in blue polo shirts and it's changing the regional healthcare landscape.

Esperance is bracing for a "significant impact" after a mine that accounts for more than half the export trade through the town's port announced it would close. 

A mine that accounts for more than half the export trade through the Esperance Port has announced it will close, leaving locals questioning their future.

Esperance police say a man was "set upon by multiple people" following a local football match, leaving him with concussion and lacerations to his head and face. 

Farmers have been told to stand "shoulder to shoulder" after the federal inquiry into phasing out the export of sheep by sea recommended the bill be passed.

Before bounce-down even begins in the first round of the season, the Ravensthorpe Tigers and Hopetoun Sharks know they'll face each other in the grand final.

A full-size Stonehenge replica on Western Australia's south coast is hosting a new winter solstice festival to boost tourism in the region.

Nationals WA MP Louise Kingston resigns from the party, telling parliament it was because of bullying by party leader Shane Love.

Mining giant Mineral Resources, which received a five-year royalty holiday from the WA government to keep an iron ore mine open, says further taxpayer assistance would not have affected its decision to close.

Hopetoun locals had to travel up to 100kms to get crutches, wheelchairs and commodes before its Men in Sheds Containers for Change program raised $100,000 for the community.

Travelling to Perth for medical treatment is becoming more costly for country West Australians, who receive the lowest fuel rebate in the nation and an accommodation allowance that would not cover half the price of the average hotel room. 

The West Australian government says its planned new marine park will be world-class. But among locals, opinion is split on whether it will deliver a promised tourism windfall.  

The West Australian government says its planned new marine park will be world-class. But among locals, opinion is split on whether it will deliver a promised tourism windfall.

Farmers and young people have flocked to the school amid a national decline in aviation training centres.

Indigenous Australians are almost three times more likely to die from kidney disease than non-Indigenous Australians, prompting calls for greater education about organ donation consent rates.

The scientific name of this octopus species is O.djinda, which means star in the language of the Noongar people of Western Australia's south-west.

Jonathan Bolwell's life is back on track thanks to a regional rehabilitation facility. Now there are calls for more rehab centres across regional WA, which has the highest average meth consumption rate in Australia.

Once a rare sight in a shearing shed, women are now working alongside men in one of the toughest jobs in the country. Here's why that's very good news for the industry. 

The Esperance shire president has taken aim at anonymous online trolls who he says are spreading racism throughout the local community.

Only 1 per cent of Australia's beaches are accessible to those who live with disabilities. Jaimen Hudson, who broke his neck trying to get to the beach, says that needs to change.