Charlie McLean

As the national debate over the future of Woodside's North West Shelf gas plant heats up, opinions among the people living and working next to it are mixed. 

A stone's throw from several of Australia's most profitable mines, Aboriginal elders are sleeping rough or in overcrowded housing after travelling to access critical medical treatment.

Mine worker Royce Castano swung his clubs more than 3,000 times and shed two kilograms while setting a new world record for virtual golf.

There are calls for a report to be released into potential damage to ancient rock art, before final approval is given to a major Woodside gas project.

Woodside says a decision to further delay approval for its major gas project in WA's north west until after the federal election is "extremely disappointing". 

Demand for water by the resources industry and prolonged dry spells contribute to mass tree deaths in WA's mining heartland, traditional owners say.

Despite the WA government promising to share more data with Aboriginal people, a major native title body says information it requested almost a year ago still hasn't arrived.

Roebourne - a remote Aboriginal community 1500 kilometres north of Perth - was forced into the national spotlight 8 years ago after a police investigation identified 53 child sex abuse victims.

In 2018, the Western Australian government promised a men's shelter and a specialised youth precinct in Roebourne as part of a plan to improve child safety. Seven years later the community is still waiting.

Roebourne - a remote Aboriginal community 1500 kilometres north of Perth - was forced into the national spotlight 8 years ago after a police investigation identified 53 child sex abuse victims.

Lawyers for Fortescue Metals Group say a $1.8 billion compensation request for cultural loss levelled by Pilbara traditional owners is based on "exaggerated" claims.

The youth justice issue has been thrust back in the spotlight in Carnarvon after a state Liberal MP's car was stolen and used to rob a liquor store.

The category two system is expected to continue to intensify before crossing the coast later this week.

Three climate activists have been fined for attempting to spray political messages on Woodside boss Meg O'Neill's home, after a Perth magistrate told the trio they had crossed a line by targeting her personally. 

Temperatures have sat in the mid-to-high 40s for most of the week across the Pilbara and Gascoyne with little relief in sight. 

Marble Bar residents are repairing damage but their remote location means recovery from the "unbelievable" wind will be lengthy and expensive.

Residents in Western Australia's Pilbara and Gascoyne regions are set to bear the brunt of a renewed heatwave with challenging conditions expected until next week.

Pilbara surfers have relished a recent tropical cyclone which, despite remaining offshore, brought a rare chance to surf in areas that only break during big storms.

Port Hedland residents joke the remote mining town is a place "only a mother could love", but Julie Arif could not get enough.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a re-elected Labor government will "unlock" more than 1,000 homes across regional WA, but locals say it may not deliver the required housing quickly enough.

In the remote West Australian town of Newman, a lovely tabby helps police connect with their community and becomes a local celebrity online.

Energy projects in WA's Pilbara are predicted to drive population up 35 per cent by 2030, triggering concerns about spiralling housing costs and worsening service availability.

FIFO workers in WA's construction sector are far more likely to consider taking their own lives than the average Australian. A woman whose friend acted on that impulse is among those trying to address the issue.

Family members and advocates are concerned about conditions for inmates at Roebourne Regional Prison as another hot summer looms, especially after the town hit a top winter temperature of 40.2 degrees Celsius this year.

Hundreds of Aboriginal people are travelling to Roebourne in Western Australia's north to mourn the death of a senior Yindjibarndi elder.