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

  2. Shinju Matsuri PremiumShinju celebrations continue across Broome

  3. Shinju Matsuri PremiumShinju Matsuri opening weekend

  4. NetballPremiumDjugun Flames claim quadruple netball grand final wins

  5. WA NewsPremiumIndustrial action at Broome Port to be suspended

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.

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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

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Morrgul chief executive Patrick Le Lievre.

Community PremiumRemote WA to national recognition

Broome-founded Aboriginal organisation takes out two national awards, recognising more than a decade of work supporting Indigenous businesses across regional and remote Western Australia.

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Waringarri Aboriginal Corporation's chief executive Adrian McCann.

WA news PremiumKununurra youth night space up and running

The long-awaited Kununurra Youth Night space — tipped as a key element to solving the youth crime crisis in the Kimberley town — will be open “by the end of the year”.

Laura Newell

Stephen Pigram and the Australian String Quartet collaborate will perform at Sun Pictures on August 27 to a sold-out audience. Picture shows Pigram and the Australian String Quartet performing at the 2025 Perth Festival.

ArtsPremiumSold-out music collaboration comes to Broome

Australian String Quartet to return to Broome for the first time in 25 years, joining local music legend Stephen Pigram for a sold-out performance as part of this year’s Shinju Matsuri Festival.

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A bushfire on the Dampier Peninsula is threatening lives and homes.

Bushfire alert ‘ACT NOW’: Bushfire threatening lives, homes in Jodi’s Block

A bushfire on the Dampier Peninsula is threatening lives and homes in Jodi’s Block with people warned it is too late to leave and they must act immediately to survive. 

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Everybody’s Home spokesperson Maiy Azize. NewsWire/Martin Ollman

Rent hikes bite PremiumPremiumNorth West rents highest in country according to new report

Northern WA is the most expensive location to rent in the country according to a new report as tenants across the Kimberley and Pilbara fork out the highest percentage of their income for rent

The Port of Broome sign.

Port reopening PremiumPremiumCattle now shipped following end of Broome Port strike

More than 7000 cattle that had been stuck at a background processing facility due to industrial action at Broome Port have now departed the Kimberley port

2023 Shinju Matsuri floating lanterns.

Shinju Matsuri PremiumPremiumShinju celebrations continue across Broome

Following the opening of Shinju Matsuri this week, Broome’s Festival of the Pearl continues with a packed program of events, here is what’s coming this week.

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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.

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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

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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. 

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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’.

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Blue Poles, 1952 by Jackson Pollock

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Australia’s $500m masterpiece heading to WA next year

One of the most cherished and famous paintings in Australia’s national collection will go on display in Perth next year, as Jackson Pollock’s masterpiece Blue poles heads west for the first time. 

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Everywhere: The extent of flight tracking data for Fortescue’s private jet. Pictured is Fortescue executive chair Andrew Forrest at Scitech.

Herd on the TerracePremiumWhere in the world was Andrew Forrest?

It’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship for Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue in Morocco. Plus: Ben Wyatt’s GST slam dunk; and a new chapter in WA luxury builder’s insolvency intrigue.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

Sinamon is East Victoria Park.

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumPerth bakery back in court over alleged unlawful conduct

A Perth bakery boss accused of physically blocking Fair Work inspectors as they tried to access employment records is being taken to court. 

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Occupational therapy students Jasmine Oldenburger and Tara Savage with centre director Cindy Hopkins and kids Noah and Avery.

OT placementPremiumOccupational therapy students get experience in Kalgoorlie

A pair of occupational therapy students have finished a four-week placement at the Y WA Kalgoorlie’s early learning centre

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Back: Louise Wijohn, Shiela Fortes, Jenell Paul, Renelda Chemaly and Talbot Heta. Front: Christine Heta, Rewa Rongo and Tepua Bell at the In-Centre Meals Program.

In-Centre Meals PremiumFresh cooked meals for seniors on offer three times a week

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has bumped up its freshly cooked meal service for senior residents from twice to three times a week

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People gather at the entrance to the Big Swamp Nature Reserve at a protest against the sale.

SALE SCRAPPED PremiumCity of Bunbury rejects proposal to sell beloved land

The City of Bunbury has scrapped its controversial plans to sell land beloved the community at 89 Beach Road. 

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Victory Metals chief executive Brendan Clark.

Rare earthsPremiumPremiumStudy puts $155 million cost on developing North Stanmore

The company behind a rare earths project in the Murchison says it can reap big returns from a modest capital development cost of $155 million

The closure of the Tier 3 rail network in 2014 has put extra pressure on regional roads.

Bring them backPremiumPremiumWheatbelt shire presidents call for rail investment

Wheatbelt shire presidents say the cost of supporting major freight movements on local roads is becoming too large a burden to bear.

Genesis Minerals’ Tanaye Adams and Waalitj Foundation’s Leah Ashwin, Lisa Cunningham, Jenna Whistler, and Calvin Ashwin at the opening of the Leonora Foodbank Pantry.

Leonora FoodbankPremiumPremiumFoodbank Pantry opens in Leonora

The non-profit Waalitj Foundation has partnered with Foodbank WA to open a new Foodbank Pantry in Leonora. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Michael McConnaughty is accused of the sexual assault of two women, charges he denies.

Courts & JusticePremiumWoman’s harrowing actions after alleged sexual assault

A woman who was allegedly raped by a man she met online took her own swabs and bagged her underwear following the alleged attack in a bid to preserve potential evidence. 

Hannah Cross

FIFO workers are fed up and it is a problem that money won’t solve.

WA NewsSkip the salary hike, WA FIFO miners want this instead

FIFO workers are fed up and it is a problem that money won’t solve.

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Perth has been ranked the worst Australian capital for skin and hair health — with experts blaming the one particular source.

LifestyleVideoPerth ranked worst Aussie city for skin and hair

Perth has been ranked the worst Australian capital for skin and hair health — with experts blaming one particular source.

An investigating police officer walks the path between Lake Monger and the Mitchell Freeway.

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PremiumVictim’s finger amputated in ‘meat cleaver’ attack

The victim of an early morning attack near a Mitchell Freeway exit is suspected of being slashed with a meat cleaver and has received surgery to repair his seriously injured hand. 

Ten WA public schools have been chosen to take part in a six-month pilot program aimed at stamping out anti-Jewish hatred.

EducationPremiumPremiumThe WA schools tackling Jewish hate head-on

Ten WA public schools have been chosen to take part in a six-month pilot program aimed at stamping out anti-Jewish hatred.

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NEWSPremiumMasked men armed with axes storm home

A terrifying early morning home invasion has left two men in hospital after masked intruders stormed a house armed with axes and machetes.

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