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Island residents bunker down as Christmas Day cyclone inches closer

Residents on a remote Indian Ocean territory are bunkering down and scrapping Christmas plans as Tropical Cyclone Grant approaches.  
Dancing in Rain Niamh Swingler

Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Cyclonesby Kelly Gudgeon, Kimberley Putland, Mietta Adams and Kelsey Reid

Tropical Cyclone Grant nears islands as Christmas heatwave scorches WA

Preparations are underway far off Western Australia's north-west coast for the impact of a category one cyclone as Perth and much of the state continues to swelter in heatwave conditions.
Trees blowing in strong winds on a coastal road
Duration: 12 seconds

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weather

Severe Christmas heatwave grips WA as cyclone intensifies offshore

Perth, and much of WA, is enduring a severe Christmas heatwave with extreme fire danger, while Tropical Cyclone Grant intensifies offshore.
A map of Australia on Tuesday showing a cyclone in the top left and a void of any cloud on the west coast.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Bushfiresby Tabarak Al Jrood and Claire Moodie

Festive season to bring Perth heatwave, Indian Ocean cyclone

Perth is expected to hit a high of 41 degrees on Christmas Day with the Cocos (Keeling) Islands bracing for a tropical cyclone that could intensify to a category two system.
A satellite image of the tropical low

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Tabarak Al Jrood

'Lacks rationale': Trawling companies fight over WA demersal fishing ban

Two seafood companies that conduct trawling in the Pilbara region launch legal action in the WA Supreme Court against the state government's new demersal fishing restrictions.
A silver fish near some coral.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Fishing and Aquaculture Industryby Briana Shepherd

Residents on mining grids not afforded same discounts as rest of WA

Residents in small Pilbara towns with power grids run by mining companies are excluded from home battery rebate schemes.
A red, yellow and purple sunset with clouds behind an old electrical power pole

Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Solar Energyby Kelsey Reid

Foodbank looks to Carnarvon to help increase food security across state

Carnarvon's fresh produce could help Western Australia's food insecurity crisis, but there is concern not enough is being done to address the issue locally first.
Two Foodbank managers eat watermelon by the beach.

Published: Source: ABC PilbaraTopic: Cost of Living

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Martu rangers capture rare night parrot in WA's Pilbara region.

The elusive night parrot can be seen taking a sip of water from a watering hole in the east Pilbara. 
A night vision shot of a parrot.
Duration: 10 seconds

Source: ABC News

What France's famous cave replicas can teach Australia about rebuilding lost heritage

Five years after Rio Tinto destroyed a 47,000-year-old sacred rock shelter to expand an iron ore mine, an ambitious rebuild is underway drawing inspiration all the way from France.
What France's famous cave replicas can teach Australia about rebuilding lost heritage.
Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds

Source: ABC News

Nganjarli in Murujuga National Park

Some of the rock engravings at Murujuga are 50,000 years old. 
A drone glides over the brown and green landscape of Nganjarli in Murujuga National Park
Duration: 3 seconds

Source: ABC News

Dolphin on the Pilbara coast

A dolphin at Withnell Bay in Murujuga National Park near Karratha.
Drone footage shows a dolphin slowly gliding through crystal blue water from above
Duration: 2 seconds

Source: ABC News

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