Derby
Fitzroy Crossing and Derby: Police seek murder suspect
NSW police are looking for a man suspected of committing a murder nearly 40 years ago.
The man is believed to have had several aliases in the early 1970s as he worked at various jobs in the Fitzroy Valley and Derby areas.
WAToday [read this story]
Pilbara mine jobs for Derby workers
A Pilbara iron ore mine is hiring Derby workers on a fly-in, fly-out basis.
Gibb River Road: Tourists roll car
Three elderley tourists rolled their vehicle on the Gibb River Road about 120km north of Derby on Sunday.
Two of them suffered spinal injuries and had to be airlifted to Perth.
The West Australian [read this story]
Derby: Darwin protesters transfer to Curtin
Afghan asylum seekers who broke out of Darwin detention centre in protest are being sent to Curtin.
The 82 men staged a protest along Stuart Highway for most of the day on Wednesday.
Brisbane Times [read this story]
Premier ‘fears detention centre riots in WA’
Premier Colin Barnett said a breakout and demonstration at Darwin’s detention centre could be repeated in WA.
WA is housing asylum seekers at remote facilities near Derby and Leonora.
PerthNow [read this story]
Willare: Crash victim seriously injured
Contrary to earlier reports, a woman passenger in last night’s crash near Willare is in a serious condition.
The 55-year-old Derby woman is in Derby hospital.
WAToday [read this story]
Willare: Road train kills motorist
A man driving a Ford station wagon collided with a road train and died in the crash last night.
Police say the man was entering Great Northern Highway from a side road jus to the west of Willare, and five passengers in his car were not badly hurt.
PerthNow [read this story]
Derby: Man’s death ‘proves’ Curtin ‘not safe’
Critics of Curtin detention centre say a man’s death proves the centre is too remote from proper care.
The asylum seeker, who was airlifted to Perth over the weekend, is believed to have died of a heart attack.
The Australian [read this story]
Ellendale diamond mine: E4 pipe may reopen
Analysts say rising diamond prices mean Ellendale’s E4 pipe, currently on care and maintenance, may reopen soon.
The E4 pipe, which contains lower-grade diamonds than the mine’s E9 pipe, has not been mined since February 2009.
Reuters [read this story]
Biting insects warning with the full moon
Tourists and newcomers to coastal areas are warned to avoid small biting insects on full-moon nights.
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