Michelle Stanley
@michlstan
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Pilbara rural and resources reporter. Can talk cricket, sheepdogs, spodumene and WA regional number plates.
Port Hedland, WA
Joined March 2009
Twitter, meet Kevin. Despite being an Australian Cattle Dog (red heeler) he's all sass, no cattle 🤠🐮 but he makes up for it with those smouldering eyes. You'll get to know Kevin pretty well from here. Particularly while destroying @StationDog6725's peace!
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Not quite @DailyMailAU - Dr Ghasemi quoted 10 years of earthquake data. You'll find one decade doesn't "pre-date" the Pilbara's mining industry. Read the original story here: https://t.co/TL6qbfdolA
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Nice night for a bbq, we thought... 😂 Can't complain about finally getting some rain though!
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Landmark agreement signed between Pilbara traditional owners, government and industry. @michlstan @abcnews
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Signed by the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, WA government and industry representatives, the agreement gives Indigenous representatives a greater role on the highly significant peninsula north of...
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(I do appreciate a lot of damage was done during TC Ilsa - just not in Hedland, where we were also under red alert)
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More damage done in the storm we've just had in Port Hedland, than when we were under red alert for TC Ilsa 🫣 fingers crossed there was some decent rain around the traps! 🙏🏼
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"We even had some assistance from the police in Newman and also … the army in trying to get us all sorted." New teachers flown into Jigalong to start the school year, with flooding making things complicated for the new arrivals. @abcnews @michlstan
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Two British teachers are flown to their first day of school in Western Australia's outback, assisted by police and ADF, after flooding forces road closures.
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Remote towns, travellers and businesses brace for WA's second regional pilot strike in the space of six months. @JShakkas @michlstan @abcnews
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Network Aviation pilots will stop work for 24 hours on Thursday impacting passengers across regional Western Australia who fly with the Qantas subsidiary.
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Quite the adventure to get Jigalong teachers to school on time! @abcnews
https://t.co/MGYDLLMgI7
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Two British teachers are flown to their first day of school in Western Australia's outback, assisted by police and ADF, after flooding forces road closures.
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How hot has it been in Port Hedland since we drove to Perth a week ago? Rather. To be fair, I'd feel the same in that house without aircon 🥵
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If you thought 2023 was dry, @BOM_WA would agree. Driest on record for a few places in the Gascoyne, and the latest start to the west Kimberley wet season in 37 years. What impact is it having? Take a read 👇🏼 https://t.co/oHQAklp0sn
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Livestock producers in northern WA are bottle feeding calves and cutting back their herds, as devastating drought and market conditions collide.
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Agree with @camillecamp10 the government gives you a feel good they will help with grants with floods, fire, cyclones but actually being able to claim the grants is an extremely complex & timely process! @michlstan they need to give more admin assistance .
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Rail operations are down at Fortescue Metals after a derailment over the weekend. I've been told ~50 rail cars derailed about 150km south of Hedland. The race is on to get the track reinstated before stockpiles dry up and FMG runs out of dirt to ship. https://t.co/6svzmVMgym
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Normal railway operations for Andrew Forest's Fortescue Metals Group are expected to be up and running again on Wednesday after an incident on the line between Newman and Port Hedland on Saturday...
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I hope the beverages are on ice for NYE. The east Pilbara / west Kimberley is absolutely firing up for the end of 2023 🥵🔥 @BOM_WA
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"It does seem like a Monty Python show — the time frames don't add up, and no one seems to be taking responsibility." Lawyer says copper miner Sandfire Resources 'unlikely' to face prosecution for heritage breaches. @michlstan @abcnews
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A lawyer for Yugunga-Nya traditional owners believes loopholes in WA's legislation will allow Sandfire Resources to escape prosecution for disturbing sites near Meekatharra.
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Well this just happened. Started three years ago 😊 Thanks to ANZ and Cotton Aus for your support. Trust you will get something from this. Collaboration key to unlocking cotton’s potential in northern WA
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Had a cool new visitor to the ABC Port Hedland office today 🦎
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Heart wrenching story by @aliceangeloni well worth your time this morning. Domestic violence is far more common than many would expect, particularly in rural and regional communities where help can be hard to come by ❤️🩹 https://t.co/6Fw5G4HAod
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With black eyes, bruised arms, and threatened with a shot gun, Kate knew she had to leave a violent relationship on a farm in rural Western Australia. But she faced a big question — how?
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