Broken Hill
In the shadow of a mining giant, children crawl in poison
Blood lead levels in children under five are on the rise again despite decades of remediation efforts in a town built on one of Australia’s richest mines.
- by Angus Thomson and Rhett Wyman
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The outback town that changed Australia forever
Decisions made a century ago in the Trades Hall in Broken Hill continue to influence our working lives – for the better.
- by Brian Johnston
Nine must-do highlights of Broken Hill
Don’t be surprised if you feel the earth move under your feet at either end of the day in the “Silver City”.
- by Katrina Lobley
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Energy
Abandoned mine converts to giant air battery in cutting edge scheme
An old mine shaft is the unlikely site for a $652-million breakthrough energy project to power the remote inland city of Broken Hill.
- by Mike Foley
Airline review: QantasLink, Dash 8-300, Sydney to Broken Hill, NSW
Aim for a window seat on this new route to a quirky outback destination.
- by Katrina Lobley
Bubbly six-year-old collapsed and died waiting for a flight out of Broken Hill
Austin Facer was giggling at Spongebob Squarepants videos as he waited in excitement for a plane to medically evacuate him from Broken Hill Hospital.
- by Carrie Fellner
Broken Hill Mosque Museum: The incredible history and cameleers behind outback Australia's last mosque
The Broken Hill Mosque Museum offers a history lesson like no other.
- by Katrina Lobley
Coroner slams hospital’s ‘inexcusable’ attempt to downplay death of teenager
Authorities attempted to prevent an investigation into the death of an 18-year-old sent home from the emergency department, a coroner has ruled.
- by Carrie Fellner
Broken Hill man dies after being sucked into pipe during flooding
Between 9am on Tuesday and 6am on Wednesday, 72.4mm of rain fell in Broken Hill - the town’s wettest day since 2010.
- by Sarah Keoghan
SA wouldn’t accept dying teenager after misdiagnosis ‘muddied water’
An inquest into the death of teenager Alex Braes has heard he was left stranded at Broken Hill because of a trouble-plagued transfer system with South Australia.
- by Carrie Fellner
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