NGAARDA STATEWIDE NEWS: FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026

These are today’s stories from the Ngaarda News team:

WA Premier Roger Cook says fuel security was a key focus at National Cabinet, with the state pushing for a fair share of fuel supplies due to its heavy reliance on diesel.

A Supreme Court hearing is underway as Friends of Australian Rock Art seek to expand their legal challenge against Woodside’s North West Shelf extension, citing climate and heritage concerns.

The North West Shelf extension proposal aims to keep the Burrup Peninsula LNG facility operating until 2070, drawing criticism over environmental and cultural impacts on Murujuga.

A WA Ombudsman report has found major gaps in the response to family and domestic violence, with most high-risk cases not escalated for coordinated support.

A Geraldton man has been charged with more than 20 offences over the alleged illegal sale of protected underwater cultural heritage items.

Investigators are heading to Broome after a light plane carrying seven people crashed into shallow water at Roebuck Bay, with one person sustaining minor injuries.

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