A Broome school was forced into lockdown this week after a teenage girl threatened one of her classmates with a pair of scissors.
Jakeb Waddell
Cain Andrews
The Roebuck Bay Hotel has been fined $1000 for crowd controllers not wearing fluorescent vests at a Mardi Gras event they hosted back in March, but had their partial nudity charge dropped after police review.
Katya Minns
The 14-year-old girl charged over an attack on a younger girl at a sports oval in Cable Beach pleaded guilty in Broome Children’s Court on June 9.
Researchers at WA’s top university have found that the current funding model for mental health in regional WA is failing.
Jake Dietsch
A three-metre saltwater crocodile has been lurking Broome beaches on Monday, with sightings of the reptile at Cable Beach and Coconut Wells within hours of each other.
More than a year out from the Government’s announcement that the Target 120 Program would be extended to key towns in the Kimberley suffering from the youth crime crisis, the program has yet to be delivered.
In a surprise move the top team of the Broome Basketball Association league has forfeited their latest match against the Tigers, handing an easy win to the middle-of-the-ladder team.
Former West Coast Eagles premiership player and three-time All-Australian, Josh Kennedy was in the Kimberley last week sharing his knowledge with some of the State’s rising football stars.
Broome motorsport fans were treated to an adrenaline-pumping spectacle as the Broome Speedway hosted its third meet of the year on Saturday night.
Two police officers stationed in Broome during 2021 have received awards for bravery after they removed a man from a vehicle he had driven into the surf at Gantheaume Point.
The 2023 Sunset Challenge will feature a long weekend of epic races from Friday, July 7 to Sunday, July 9.
The first part of The West Australian’s special feature series on WA’s top schools can be revealed, with an elite boys’ school taking out the honours for maths. Read the secret to their success here.
Bethany Hiatt
A 45-year-old man found dead inside his Lockridge home is believed to have been bound, blindfolded and wearing a collar when he was discovered.
Lauren Price and Shannon Hampton
The principal of the exclusive St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School has been ordered to sit down with a mother who claims her daughter was repeatedly discriminated against because of her multiple health issues.
Tim Clarke
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group has been accused of trying to cover up an ammonia leak at its Solomon Hub in the Pilbara.
John Flint
UPDATE: Royal Perth Hospital’s helipad is back in action after a Royal Flying Doctor Service helicopter broke down at the site, forcing diversion plans to be put in place.
Shannon Hampton and Caitlyn Rintoul
An investigation has been launched after an emergency department nurse worked a triple shift — which included a 21.5-hour block with only an hour break — at an under-pressure regional WA hospital.
Caitlyn Rintoul
A young worker who was killed at Mineral Resources’ Onslow Iron project in the West Pilbara has been remembered as a loving father of two.
Federal police have pulled off one of the nation’s biggest drug busts after finding $1.7 billion worth of methamphetamine hidden in canola oil bottles.
A 45-year-old man believed to be the victim of a murder in Lockridge was the coach of a national sporting team and has worked as a soft-tissue therapist for the West Coast Eagles.
In a matter of days the world’s largest inclusive sports event will kick off. The Special Olympics World Games are the pinnacle of the Special Olympics competition pathway.
Christopher Tan
Kalgoorlie police are using state-of-the-art CCTV systems to keep an eye on the city from the station, and identify offenders, with solid evidence recorded which can then be used in court.
Amber Lilley
The mother of the victim of a fatal car crash in Green Head last Friday has paid tribute to her 20-year-old son who lost his life after his car left the road and collided with a tree.
Research has found it could take home owners in the Great Southern coastal town up to 61 years to pay off their homes based on the region’s median house price of $835,407 and median family income levels
According to a new study, lethal control does not dilute the genetic purity of dingoes - a practice criticised as unethical by a dingo expert.
Artificial intelligence may lead to human extinction and reducing the risks associated with the technology should be a global priority, industry experts and tech leaders stated in an open letter.
Sheila Chiang
Housing markets are undergoing a fundamental shift because of higher mortgage rates. Against this backdrop, some — including a Big Short investor — fear the real estate sector is overlooking a systemic issue.
Sam Meredith
Artificial intelligence has taken the investing world by storm. But it’s also had its detractors, and some analysts have warned of the risks of investing in AI. Should you jump on the trend or stay sceptical?
Weizhen Tan
Infrastructure legislation and the Inflation Reduction Act are resulting in heavy industry investment levels that defy a typical economic downturn.
Eric Rosenbaum
Police are following up several ‘promising leads’ flushed out by a special investigation in The West Australian into a series of linked sex attacks on women across Perth in the 1990s.
Phil Hickey
A 16-year-old boy who was fatally crushed at a Welshpool sandblasting business has been remembered as ‘always smiling and laughing’ as his loved ones struggle to come to terms with the tragedy.
Caleb Runciman and Shannon Hampton
The West Australian has cemented its place as the best newsroom for young talent by taking out the award for best young journalist in Australia for the second time in four years.
The new figures are thanks largely to overseas migration, but interstate arrivals also played a major role.
A drunk and drugged thug, who joined in kicking a Good Samaritan unconscious during a shocking attack at a Hamilton Hill aged care village, has been jailed for three years.
Clive Palmer has lashed the ‘outrageous’ indemnity provided to Mark McGowan by the WA Government in a sensational Twitter rant.
Josh Zimmerman
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