New report warns of link between Uyghur forced labour and car manufacturing
Feb 01, 2024
There are concerns car manufacturers have links to forced labour practices in China's Xinjiang region. A Human Rights Watch report warns of a link between the forced labour transfers of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the region, and aluminium production, a key material for car manufacturing
Cody and Jaiden thought they'd finally found a home, but a scam cost them thousands
Oct 29, 2023
Amid Australia's housing shortage, brazen rental scams are infiltrating major property websites, targeting those desperate to find somewhere to call home.
Leonora women's hub offers a warm welcome and hope for Goldfields region
Mar 13, 2022
Six years of lobbying has paid off for a group of women who have been fighting for a safe space in a remote mining town in the Northern Goldfields of Western Australia.
The Nyunnga-Ku Women’s Group in Leonora has opened a hub in the centre of town where they're providing help to women tackling a range of personal and social issues.
Western Australia records 222 local COVID-19 cases, with two cases in Indigenous community
Feb 20, 2022
Western Australia has recorded 222 new local cases of COVID-19, including the first of this outbreak in a remote Indigenous community.
Patients forced to relocate thousands of kilometres from home as dialysis chairs sit unused
Feb 17, 2022
Three years ago Richard Kanari left his job in the Northern Territory and moved to Western Australia to be close to his family and community while he looked after his ailing wife, Kathryn Jackson.
But for the past year, dialysis unit closures in remote communities have left Ms Jackson and many others with no option but to relocate thousands of kilometres away from home for treatment.
COVID-19 own-room policy gives Kalgoorlie youth space to improve
Feb 10, 2022
While COVID-19 has had negative impacts on some people's personal, professional and social life; for the youth in crisis, the impacts have been slightly different.
WA health industry pressures, 5-year contracts forcing out much-needed workers, says AMA
Jan 29, 2022
"I love water. Don't ask me how I ended up in Kalgoorlie."
This is how Sharifah Nakintu responds when asked why she left a place and job she loved.
Afghan Hazara refugees stuck in SHEV limbo while families face nightmare in Afghanistan
Nov 29, 2021
Ali Agha Rezaie is one of many Hazara refugees living in Western Australia's Goldfields region battling visa uncertainties while he worries for family stuck in Afghanistan.
Goldfields lithium project shifted around cultural heritage sites but not all traditional owners happy
Nov 19, 2021
The company behind a new lithium project in the northern Goldfields says it has reached a new benchmark for engagement with traditional owners but some are worried for the future of cultural heritage sites.
Timber company's $5 million upgrade heading for zero value
Sep 18, 2021
A timber company in the state's south is concerned their recent $5 million sawmill upgrade will place the business in major financial difficulty, following the State Government's hardwood logging ban.
Aboriginal people sleep rough while WA housing complex sits mothballed
Aug 11, 2021
A housing complex designed to keep Aboriginal people from sleeping rough on Albany's streets has sat empty for more than two years, prompting a plea from elders.
While bureaucrats' debate, Aboriginal elder Eugene Eades said more than 15 Aboriginal people are sleeping on the streets just this week.