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Rarriwuy Hick.

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Home And Away alumni Rarriwuy Hick stars in Warm Props, a behind-the-scenes comedy set in stunning Broome.

Belle Taylor and Natasha Clark

Nexus' first flight prepares to depart Geraldton Airport.

AIrfare capLabor hits back over airfare cap ‘scare campaign’

Labor has hit back at Nationals Leader Shane Love, clarifying the Regional Airfare Zone Cap Scheme is not being scrapped, despite funding only being outlined until 2026.

Josephine Hingst

Mabu Buru Shop founder Johanni Mamid.

Indigenous Australians Mabu Buru Shop brings authentic Aboriginal culture to Broome

In the heart of Broome, a new souvenir shop is bringing Aboriginal culture to life through authentic art and local products.

Natasha Clark

Broome Towns' Lauren Riley.

FootballOfferman boots 10 as Towns smash Eagles

Michael Offerman booted a massive 10 goals to help Broome Towns demolish the Looma Eagles in a one-sided clash for round 10 of the West Kimberley Football League.

Cain Andrews

Michael Walters has announced his retirement.

AFLCommentsDockers legend announces retirement after 239-game career

Fremantle champion Michael ‘Sonny’ Walters has called time on his glittering career after 239 games.

Jake Santa Maria

Drone footage captured a police chase through Broome in early July.

busted Broome police chase ends with multiple arrests

Footage of a man racing through the streets of Broome with police in pursuit, captured by a high-tech police drone, has led to multiple arrests and a string of serious charges.

Cain Andrews

Tourists ride camels on Cable Beach enjoying the sunset.

Broome tourism boostThousands of discounted Broome flights on offer

Cheap flights and discounted Kimberley experiences are on offer as the State Government moves to boost tourism and local business after the axing of Jetstar Asia’s Broome-Singapore route.

The Broome local government area has recorded the highest weekly median rent in regional WA, with residents forking out an average of $1150 a week as the northwest continues to top the list for regional rents.

Broome rent rise Broome rents continue to rise

The Broome local government area has recorded the highest weekly median rent in regional WA, with residents forking out an average of $1150 a week as the northwest continues to top the list for regional rents.

Broome filmmaker Brooke Collard and her partner Kylie Bracknell will develop a new documentary Walbreninj, after being named one of two successful teams in the inaugural First Nations VR Documentary Initiative.

FilmBroome filmmakers harness VR for ‘truth-telling’ documentary

Broome filmmaker Brooke Collard and her partner Kylie Bracknell will develop a new documentary Walbreninj, after being named one of two successful teams in the inaugural First Nations VR Documentary Initiative.

Bust Out Cabaret returns to the Broome stage for an exciting adults-only show.

Bust Out Cabaret Bust Out Cabaret returns for two-night spectacle in 2025

Theatre Kimberley’s Bust Out Cabaret is set to return for two shows only on Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26, promising a sizzling adults-only night out at Broome Convention Centre’s Elephant Bar.

Cain Andrews

The State Government has officially released a tender for the construction of Broome’s long-awaited Sobering Up Centre, more than two years after the forced closure of the town’s previous facility. (Pictured: The previous Walangari Broome Sobering Up Centre.)

long-awaitedBroome Sobering Up Centre tender released

The State Government has officially released a tender for the construction of Broome’s long-awaited Sobering Up Centre, more than three and a half years after the forced closure of the town’s previous facility.

Cain Andrews

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Junbo Shim: tributes flow for ‘loving’ 22-year-old with a ‘cheeky smile’ killed in Forrestfield crash.

WA newsPremiumYoung FIFO worker identified as Forrestfield crash victim

The young man who died after being hit by a reckless driver fleeing police in Forrestfield has been identified as a FIFO worker with a ‘cheeky smile.’

Caitlin Vinci

Steven Payne, pictured, vanished into waters at Wharton Beach after a fatal shark attack.

Courts & JusticePremiumTragic details revealed after fatal shark attack at WA beach

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

Caleb Runciman

An 83-year-old female and 83-year-old male were flown to Royal Perth Hospital on the RAC Rescue helicopter.

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Three people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash

A child also sustained minor injuries in the collision.

Caitlin Vinci

Education Minister Sabine Winton.

state politicsCommentsPremiumMinister reassures WA parents after horrific sex abuse case

Education Minister Sabine Winton has ordered the State’s Education and Care Regulatory Unit to conduct a snap review of WA’s childcare system.

Jessica Page

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Workers in their 30s making total and permanent disability claims due to mental health — meaning they feel they will never be able to return to work again — has increased 732 per cent in the past decade.

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Crabbe has been serving five life sentences at Acacia Prison for driving his 25-tonne truck into a crowded Uluru pub in 1983, killing five people and injuring 16 others.

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Recently retired Australian Medical Association president Dr Michael Page and incoming president Dr Kyle Hoath speaking to the media outside Parliament after last month’s Budget.

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A failure to invest in staffing was partly to blame for Bunbury Hospital’s terrible new ambulance ramping figures, according to one of the State’s top medicos.

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Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of an injured woman on Hardie Road in Spencer Park last night.

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A 73-year-old man has died in a crash in the South West.

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Two deaths on South West roads in under a week have contributed to WA’s horrific road toll of 113 death - the highest recorded in a decade.

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Sylvia Jacobs with great grandson Regan Clinch, 3, at the NAIDOC Big Breakfast at GRAMS.

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Marco Daquino and Damiano Suadoni opened the South West Bottega on Friday evening.

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The South West Bottega opened their doors on Friday evening, with new owners Marco Daquino and Damiano Suadoni hoping to bring the best of Italian cuisine in the new space.

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Even with WA boasting a $2.5 billion surplus in this year’s State Budget, advocates say homelessness has only gotten worse with the matter firing up a debate in Parliament last week.

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Premier Roger Cook speaking at a press conference on public holidays on Sunday Morning.

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Public holiday reform would give West Australian’s more of a break over more of the year according to Roger Cook, despite industry concern over more days paying higher rates.

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German backpacker Carolina Wilga remains in hospital recovering after she miraculously survived 11 days alone in the outback.

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Roger Cook has spoken about the remarkable journey endured by Carolina Wilga as she recovers at Fiona Stanley Hospital.

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An 18 year old man has been charged after a stabbing in Midland last week. Justin Benson Cooper

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The new charges come after 18-year-old Tawhai Walker-Loughlin was charged with murder after the bloody incident on July 3. 

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