The Latest Breaking News from Peter Carter

Port Hedland Mayor Peter Carter is again under pressure to step aside, due to alleged "lewd" and "inappropriate conduct" during an online meeting for a local school board.

The Maritime Union of Australia's WA branch says there's a rodent infestation at the Lodge Motel, and one worker ended up in hospital with a staph infection after scratching his leg on a table in his room.

Poor planning, a narrow industry base of FIFO workers, cyclones, heat and dust. Many obstacles stand in the way of the Deputy PM's dream of a Newcastle-sized city in the Pilbara, says an academic.

After reluctantly signing the net zero carbon emissions pledge, the Nationals leader amassed a $20 billion regional war chest. But local mayors and voters want funding closer to home, as well as promised infrastructure.

A West Australian man is fighting to be buried in the town he has called home for more than 60 years and wants an answer to his application before he dies.