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  1. CrimePremiumPolice question man over death of woman in Fitzroy Crossing

  2. WA NewsPremiumDesperate bid to crack mystery of 361 missing West Aussies

  3. Broome ShirePremiumOPINION: Broome shire president Chris Mitchell on 2024

  4. CommunityPremiumBYFH host 16 Days in WA self-care event for young girls

  5. Thank A VolunteerPremiumDerby honours volunteers for dedicated service

Community PremiumKimberley charity showcases youth art in coffee table book

A Kimberley-born charity, Saltwater Country, has marked the success of its Saltwater Stories book featuring art by kids from its Saltwater Academy program as it celebrates its achievements for the year.

Cain Andrews

Kimberley connectivity PremiumCamballin and Looma receive improved mobile coverage

Some of the West Kimberley’s most remote communities can now enjoy more robust mobile connectivity as part of the latest infrastructure upgrades under the Mobile Black Spot Program. 

Cain Andrews

Regional WAPremiumKimberley healthcare workers nominated for excellence awards

Nine health professionals and teams from the Kimberley region have been named finalists in the prestigious WA Rural Health Excellence Awards 2025. 

Katya Minns

Basketball PremiumThe Kings’ dominate Broome basketball season awards

The Broome Basketball Association’s Senior Competition for 2024 wrapped up with a fantastic second semester of basketball that showcased exceptional sportsmanship and skill. 

Cain Andrews

Indigenous historyPremiumHow the Bunuba people fought back

Hidden in the crevices of limestone rocks at Windjana Gorge, about 150km north-west of Fitzroy Crossing, 50 ochre-painted men launched WA’s first Aboriginal armed Resistance. 

Natasha Clark

Courts & JusticePremiumBroome Bishop to fight more sex assault charges

The former Bishop of Broome has indicated he intends to fight five new sex charges amid allegations he indecently assaulted a 24-year-old man in 2016. 

Caleb Runciman

CrimePremiumPremiumDerby man charged with murder after Fitzroy Crossing death

A 35-year-old Derby man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman in Fitzroy Crossing.

FishingPremiumPremium2024 Aggregate Comp wraps up with record catches

The 2024 Broome Aggregate fishing competition has come to a close, with over 80 anglers taking part in one of the most successful tournaments in recent years. 

Clean up crewPremiumPremiumFunds to clean up drug paraphernalia on Broome streets

The Shire of Broome has secured State Government funding to help clean up the increased presence of disposed needles on the streets.

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumYoung teen among five people charged after Broome drug bust

WA Police have charged five people, including a 15-year-old boy, with drug-related offences after an investigation into the sale and supply of illicit drugs in Broome.

Katya Minns

Broome ShirePremiumOPINION: Broome shire president Chris Mitchell on 2024

As the year is coming to a close, I want to take a moment to acknowledge everyone in our community for their engagement, insights, and support over the past 12 months.

Natasha Clark

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Women’s shelter boss suggests dramatic overhaul solution

The head of WA’s oldest women’s crisis refuge Nardine would ‘knock it down and start all over again’ if she had her way.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Disaster and emergencyPremiumDistressing scenes as 4yo dies after house fire

A four-year-old boy has tragically died three days before Christmas after being pulled from a burning home by firefighters in Meadow Springs.

Caleb Runciman

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Investors hurt in battle of the wannabe tycoons

Once-tight business associates fell out when Sasha Hopkins’ A Team Property Group took off like a rocket with slicker marketing and more success Ricky Hirsch’s Fulfil The Dream.

John Flint

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Perth’s building conman & Insta-wife move to China

Fugitive Perth conman Ricky Hirsch has uprooted from his Dubai bolthole to Guangzhou, China, while his many scam victims are struggling to keep their heads above water.

John Flint

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EconomyCommentsPremium‘It’s time’: Blockbuster $30b to spark Kwinana’s revolution

A $30 billion industrial revolution is looming around Kwinana amid a wave of big projects that promise renewal. See our list of the investments in the pipeline.

Matt Mckenzie

WA NewsPremiumOne dead, others fighting for life after horror on WA roads

Hopes for a tragedy-free Christmas on our roads are gone after a driver was killed in a crash in the Wheatbelt and a man was left with critical injuries after his car careered off a bridge in the South West.

Oliver Lane and Shannon Hampton

FoodPremiumPremiumThe top WA restaurants you must try in 2025

Food critic Simon Collins spends more time in restaurants than most, so here, he gives his verdict on the top five new eateries you should try: Gibney, Papi Katsu, De’sendent, Karla and Cassia.

ChristmasCommentsCommentsCommunity comes together to put on free Christmas lunch

For single mother Montakarn Waiwong, enjoying a free Christmas meal with others has given her something to celebrate after a tough year.

AFLTwo AFL clubs slammed for refusing to use term ‘Christmas’

Two AFL clubs face backlash for sending ‘happy holidays’ instead of ‘Merry Christmas’, with fans calling them ‘disgraceful’ and ‘woke’.

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HOUSE FIREPremiumWA family loses everything in ‘devastating’ house fire

The family’s home was gutted by fire less than two weeks before Christmas Day.

Carwyn Monck

Christmas carePremiumLeukaemia Foundation supports Dunsborough family

A Dunsborough family are being supported by the Leukaemia Foundation this Christmas, as three-year-old Riley Coyne undergoes critical blood cancer treatment.

Melissa Pedelty

park upgradesPremiumBrookfield Mountain Bike Park revamp announced

Brookfield Mountain Bike Park in Margaret River is going through a revamp, filling a community need after the shire flattened bike tracks built by local school children in November.

Melissa Pedelty

PUBLIC SPEAKINGPremiumPremiumCheers to future of Toastmasters in Kalgoorlie-Boulder

The Touch of Gold Toastmasters club celebrated its 400th meeting last month. 

Mobile upgradesPremiumPremiumTelstra boosts coverage in Esperance CBD

Telstra says customers will experience better mobile connection in the centre of Esperance this holiday season after a poor reception last summer.

MINING HISTORYPremiumPremiumRetired miner pens account of gold industry

With four decades of experience in the gold and nickel mining industry, Peter Dillon has penned a comprehensive account of WA’s gold mining history.

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CNBC newsCommentsUS Fed cuts rates but signals fewer reductions to come

The Federal Reserve has lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, the third-consecutive reduction and one that came with a cautionary tone about additional cuts in coming years. 

Jeff Cox

CNBC newsCommentsNissan surges 22pc after reports on potential Honda merger

Nissan Motor shares surged Wednesday following a media report that the Japanese automaker is looking to merge with Honda Motor.

April Roach

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumCocoa prices climb to new record high

The price of chocolate’s key ingredient has skyrocketed this year, prompting analysts to issue fresh warnings about extreme price volatility.

Sam Meredith

MoneyBitcoin climbs to $US105,000 on strategic reserve hopes

News that US president-elect Donald Trump plans to go ahead with a bitcoin strategic reserve fund has sent the cryptocurrency surging in value.

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Women’s shelter boss suggests dramatic overhaul solution

The head of WA’s oldest women’s crisis refuge Nardine would ‘knock it down and start all over again’ if she had her way.

Caitlyn Rintoul

State PoliticsPremiumLiberals demand answers over alleged rape in Perth’s north

The WA Liberals are demanding a full investigation into the alleged rape of a woman as she walked home from a train station in Perth’s north last week.

Joe Spagnolo

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Residents urged to leave, bushfire barrels towards Mid West

Residents are being urged to leave immediately as a bushfire barrels towards homes in WA’s Mid West.

Courts & justicePremiumPremiumAccused murderer ‘plotted for months before killing’

A woman has appeared in court charged with trying to murder a man over a number of months before finally killing him near Boddington.

WA newsPremiumPremiumKerr jets into Perth after gran run down in horror incident

The Matildas skipper has rushed to be by the side of her grandmother, who is in hospital with serious injuries.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDriver dies after ute crash in WA’s south-west

A 30-year-old man has died near Bridgetown in WA’s South West after he ran off the road in the early hours of Saturday morning. 

Caitlyn Rintoul