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  4. Port reopening PremiumCattle now shipped following end of Broome Port strike

  5. Shinju Matsuri PremiumShinju celebrations continue across Broome

Shinju Matsuri

Shinju Matsuri PremiumShinju Matsuri opening weekend

Broome burst into life over the weekend as Shinju Matsuri officially opened its 17-day celebration of the town’s vibrant culture, history and multicultural community.

Phoebe Solon

Djugun Flames social division team after their grand final win.

NetballPremiumDjugun Flames claim quadruple netball grand final wins

The Djugun Flames took home grand final wins across four divisions of the Broome Netball Association’s competition at the weekend. 

Cain Andrews

Industrial action at one of Broome’s largest ports has been suspended following a three-week strike.

WA NewsPremiumIndustrial action at Broome Port to be suspended

MUAWA branch secretary Will Tracey confirmed the parties reached an agreement in principle on Friday following a mammoth eight-hour meeting with the Fair Work Commission.

Jessica Evensen

Broome’s Jake Powers received the Cecilia Cubillo Young Achiever Award at this years National Indigenous Fashion Awards

Arts PremiumKimberley fashion stars take out national NIFA awards

Two of the Kimberley’s Indigenous fashion champions have been recognised on the national stage, taking home awards at the 2026 National Indigenous Fashion Awards on Larrakia Country in Darwin on August 5.

Phoebe Solon

Dr Dodson with our Chancellor Paul McClintock.

Community PremiumPatrick Dodson recognised for lifetime of service

Yawuru Elder and respected Kimberley leader Dr Patrick Dodson honoured with an Honorary Doctor of Letters from The University of Notre Dame Australia

Phoebe Solon

Police major crash officer in Port Hedland.

WA news PremiumPolice seek information on Great Northern Highway crash

Police are asking anyone with information relating to a single-vehicle crash on the Great Northern Highway on Thursday, August 27, to get in touch. 

Laura Newell

Federal Skills and Training Minister Andrew Giles meets students at Carey Training in Broome.

Education PremiumPremiumMobile TAFE vehicles to bring training to remote communities

Four custom-fitted vehicles serving as TAFE classrooms will be deployed to the Kimberley and Pilbara as part of the Federal Government’s effort to bring more training options to remote communities. 

A man has been jailed for two years after lighting a series of fires.

Courts & crimePremiumPremiumBroome man who ‘lit fire because it’s Satan’ jailed

A man who threatened to cut his neighbour’s head off, put it on a pole and set light to his house, while unknowingly suffering from schizophrenia, has been jailed for two years after burning his own garden. 

Adele Oliver will be performing in Broome next month.

Entertainment PremiumPremiumBroome singer-songwriter Adele Oliver’s homecoming show

Broome singer-songwriter Adele Oliver is celebrating her homecoming with her Big Band Broome Show at Divers Tavern on September 4. 

Kimberley Ear Health Forum.

Healthcare Premium Kimberley Ear Health Education Forum

Health professionals from across the Kimberley gathered in Broome for a two-day forum focused on improving ear and hearing health, particularly among First Nations children.

Phoebe Solon

A 52-year-old Cable Beach woman has been charged with 84 counts of stealing and fraud.

Crime PremiumBroome public servant charged with stealing and fraud

A 52-year-old Cable Beach woman has been charged with 84 counts of stealing and fraud after allegedly using corporate credit cards to make personal purchases while employed with the Education Department.

Cain Andrews

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An autonomous truck at a BHP Pilbara iron ore mine

MiningPremiumBHP to sack WA iron ore workers amid tech expansion

The Big Australian is swinging the axe on a chunk of its 1600-strong workforce at a massive Pilbara iron ore mine.

Adrian Rauso

Forensic officers at the house of the attack.

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Attempted murder charges laid over Warnbro home invasion

Detectives have charged four men with offences including attempted murder as part of their investigation into a terrifying Warnbro home invasion where two people were stabbed.

Caleb Runciman

Newtown Condingup Football Club was rocked after a player collapsed and stop breathing during their finals match.

WA NewsPremiumWA footy finals match abandoned after freak medical episode

A finals football match was brought to a standstill when a player suddenly collapsed on the field and stopped breathing. 

Brooke Rolfe

Rochelle Eyles (right) was killed when the orange Volvo hatchback.

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Apprentice chef revealed as young woman killed in crash

A young woman who died in a devastating rollover in the Wheatbelt on Sunday is being remembered as ‘one in a million’.

Caitlin Vinci

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Royals' Cameron Smith knocks the ball clear of Denmark-Walpole's James Charlesworth.

Strong showing PremiumLions roar over Magpies in deciding home-and-away fixture

A cunning Royals’ gameplan has undone Denmark-Walpole and handed the Lions hosting rights for this week’s huge elimination final after they finished the GSFL season in third place on the ladder.

Melissa Sheil

Newtown Condingup Football Club was rocked after a player collapsed and stop breathing during their finals match.

WA NewsPremiumWA footy finals match abandoned after freak medical episode

A finals football match was brought to a standstill when a player suddenly collapsed on the field and stopped breathing. 

Brooke Rolfe

Swans CEO Matthew Pavlich and chair Andrew Pridham on Wednesday.

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‘Deeply embarrassed & ashamed’: Swans bosses on player bans

Sydney chair Andrew Pridham says banned Swans players are ‘extremely remorseful for their actions’ and says the decision to ‘effectively torpedo our season’ showed how seriously the club had taken the matter.

C Restaurant owner Olivier Letrone has announced the closure of the venue after 25 years.

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PremiumPerth’s iconic rotating restaurant to shut in early 2027

After millions of guests, thousands of rotations, and countless memories, an iconic Perth venue will say goodbye in January.

Emergency services at a Baldivis property last October.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumChatGPT ‘egged on’ Perth mother before alleged baby murder

More than 8000 messages between a Perth mother accused of murdering her baby and chatGPT will form a central part of the case, a court has been told. 

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Trevor Vaughn at the new Two Mile Spring Bar in Victoria Park.

Cheers!Iconic Perth hotel enters new era with stunning outdoor bar

A historic hotel built by two of the suburb’s earliest civic leaders has started a new chapter with the opening of an alfresco venue inspired by a long-forgotten natural spring.

Sophie Gannon

Shirt being spray painted whilst customer was wearing iyt

Blue Heelers SquarePremiumBlue Heelers Square celebrates one-year anniversary

The Geraldton community gathered at Blue Heelers Square to celebrate its first anniversary last Friday night.

Sienna Seychell

Mathematical Association of Western Australia (MAWA) Conference in the Midwest

Maths educationPremiumIt all adds up for first of its kind conference in Mid West

Maths educators gathered in Geraldton last weekend for a first-of-its-kind conference in the Mid West to help classroom lessons add up and make sense for as many students as possible.

Sienna Seychell

Kalgoorlie-Boulder disability advocate Jo Russell.

NDIS cutsPremiumPremiumNDIS cuts to be felt in the regions

Regional families and service providers say their already limited access to disability support will worsen, following the passing of legislation enabling cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Attendees of the Women's Wellbeing Campout.

Wildflower seasonPremiumPremiumWeekend wildflowers blossom after yoga retreat

There’s no better time for nature-lovers than wildflower season in the Mid West, which turns an ordinary walk into a spectacular feast for the eyes

Edinburgh is the first stop on Peter Fiorenza’s Scottish adventure.

What I SeePremiumPremiumSix weeks ahead of Scottish sights and culture

I’m sitting in a hotel room writing this column. I’m in the middle of a nine-hour stopover on my way to London, then on to Edinburgh, which is the start of my Scottish adventure. 

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CNBC newsMyspace eyes comeback to combat social media fatigue

The early 2000s platform would capitalise on nostalgia and rejection of the traditional social media experience. Would you go back?

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An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among the banks of the river Rhine near Neuss, western Germany, on July 30, 2026, as the water level in the Rhine is falling to a record low following exceptionally hot weather.

CNBC newsPremiumEurope is blowing up riverbeds to save its economy

Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.

Sam Meredith

Michael Burry, former head of Scion Capital Group.

CNBC newsPremiumBurry of The Big Short fame says we’re near ‘1987-type fall’

Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.

Yun Li

BP chief executive Meg ONeill.

CNBC newsPremiumBP profit more than doubles, Trump blasts Big Oil

BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.

Sam Meredith

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More than one in four Western Australians say they have experienced a road incident about this time of the day — the highest rate recorded in any State.

TrafficVideoThe Perth suburbs where 3pm is a danger zone

More than one in four Western Australians say they have experienced a road incident about this time of the day — the highest rate in any State.

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Younis Qambari, 38, has been charged with murder.

Courts & JusticePremiumWoman killed in St James identified as accused fronts court

A man accused of critically injuring a 28-year-old woman in Perth’s south-east has faced court for the first time over her alleged murder.

Hannah Cross

UWA will fly its zero-gravity scientific research team onboard the Novespace’s Airbus A310 Zero-G plane this year. Technical Lead Dr Zhe Lu, holding a model of the plane, is pictured with the team and some of the instrumentation that will be used in their ground breaking experiments. Michael Wilson

SPACE NEWSPremiumPremiumUWA team to test space fuel production on the Airbus Zero-G.

Slipping the surly bonds of Earth and testing an experiment in zero-G usually requires becoming an astronaut first. But a team from the University of WA escape gravity on the Vomit Comet.

Federal Liberal MP Andrew Hastie is a fierce critic of One Nation. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

POLITICSPremiumPremiumEyes on One Nation in high stakes vote

Labor’s 40-year hold in a key state seat faces its most serious challenge yet, as One Nation draws level with the Liberals ahead of Saturday’s by-election.

Council officers said the redevelopment could also create opportunities for new transport options, including improved cycling infrastructure, bus services and potential ferry connections across the Swan River. 

WA NewsPremiumPremiumSunset Hospital should become creative hub, not housing: MP

The old Sunset Hospital site should not be sub-divided for residential development, according to Nedlands MP Jonathan Huston.

An artist’s impression of the Salvado Street development.

Commercial PropertyPremiumAndrew Forrest’s $10m Cottesloe expansion gets green light

Billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest will expand his footprint in Cottesloe with plans for apartments next to his beachfront home, along with a separate exclusive garden.

Laura Pond