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Behind enemy linesThe HUGE 1.7m sqkm task facing Broome Lib Neil Thomson

The softly spoken first-term Liberal MP, pictured, is the only viable Opposition voice to the McGowan juggernaut north of Onslow and is one of only two new Liberal members in Parliament

Tom ZaunmayrEditor – Northern Papers

WA Liberal Member for Mining and Pastoral Neil Thomson in Broome.

FIVE PART INVESTIGATIONBlak Deaths in Custody: An original video series

Disgraceful actShock images of sick Kimberley bull butchering surface

Country Downs Station’s owners have described the heartbreaking scene they arrived to on Sunday morning where their prized stud bull had been shot blind and another butchered and left to rot

Sam Jones

Aiming highBroome youngsters chase State track dreams

Neve Grant, Jonni Ockerby, Kayleigh McGaffin, Minaki Connelly, Max Mitchell and Spencer Groenenberg all qualified for multiple events across the weekend,

Sam Jones

Pleaded guiltyCelebrated pastoralist admits to child sex charges

One of WA’s most celebrated Indigenous pastoralists has admitted to a string of horrific child sex offences believed to have taken place at the Kimberley station his family has run for two decades.

Cally Dupe

What’s bitingBroome fishing: threadies bite as dry season looms

If the carparks at the boat ramps are anything to go by, the fishing bug has well and truly been caught by the fishos

Darren ‘Dags' Cross

Footy’s bacK!West Kimberley footballers primed for April start

With training having started a few months ago, the teams are not wasting any time getting into gear before the season starts on April 23

Grace Hendry

labour shortageWest Kimberley businesses feel labour shortage pinch

A survey conducted by Kimberley business chambers found businesses were unable to fulfil their workforce needs to meet current demand despite government strategies and initiatives during COVID

Sam Jones

Behind enemy linesThe HUGE 1.7m sqkm task facing Broome Lib Neil Thomson

The softly spoken first-term Liberal MP, pictured, is the only viable Opposition voice to the McGowan juggernaut north of Onslow and is one of only two new Liberal members in Parliament

Pleaded guiltyCelebrated pastoralist admits to child sex charges

One of WA’s most celebrated Indigenous pastoralists has admitted to a string of horrific child sex offences believed to have taken place at the Kimberley station his family has run for two decades.

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WA can be proud of resources sector’s COVID response

A year on and interstate travel can still be complicated but other than that life is pretty much “business as usual” for most of us, writes CME WA boss Paul Everingham

What’s bitingBroome fishing: threadies bite as dry season looms

If the carparks at the boat ramps are anything to go by, the fishing bug has well and truly been caught by the fishos

Darren ‘Dags' Cross

Aiming highBroome youngsters chase State track dreams

Neve Grant, Jonni Ockerby, Kayleigh McGaffin, Minaki Connelly, Max Mitchell and Spencer Groenenberg all qualified for multiple events across the weekend,

Sam Jones

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On demand: Rewatch every 2021 WAFL broadcast

The West Australian has you covered this footy season with every top-tier Aussie rules competition in WA broadcast live including WAFLW, WAFL colts, SWFL and WAFL league.

Can’t stop us nowTokyo Games offer plenty of reasons to get excited

It has been a unique five-year cycle for the world’s biggest sporting event. But despite the Olympic-sized hurdles, the games promise to be a dazzling showpiece.

Steve Butler

FIVE PART INVESTIGATIONBlak Deaths in Custody: An original video series

On the 30th anniversary of the royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody, this five part investigation asks ‘why are people still dying?’. WATCH THE FIRST EPISODE NOW

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‘I will always love you’Grieving dad’s tribute for son killed in motocross comp

The father of a boy tragically killed at a motocross competition near Esperance on Sunday has shared a heartbreaking tribute after losing his only child, saying his ‘heart is in a thousand pieces’.

Daryna Zadvirna

Long road aheadCyclone Seroja clean-up to take at least two years

WA’s State Emergency Management Services Executive Officer Melissa Pexton has been handed the massive task of leading the Cyclone Seroja recovery effort — which she says could take two years.

Joe Spagnolo

Behind enemy linesThe HUGE 1.7m sqkm task facing Broome Lib Neil Thomson

The softly spoken first-term Liberal MP, pictured, is the only viable Opposition voice to the McGowan juggernaut north of Onslow and is one of only two new Liberal members in Parliament

Tom Zaunmayr

Collie accusedMan denies using car to pin two women against pub wall

South West business owner Benjamin Lawrence Bynre-Quinn pleaded not guilty to the charge in Bunbury Magistrate’s Court today.

Community in sufferingSchool friends killed in tragic SW crash identified

A South West community is in shock today after the two teenage boys killed in a horrific crash last night have been identified as school friends who were believed to be on their way to a party.

Motocross tragedyTeenager killed in Esperance motocross crash

“Tragically the rider, a 14-year-old boy, could not be revived and died at the scene.”

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Mechanical issuesBoaties stranded on island wait for rescue

Three people spent the night stranded on an island off the Carnarvon coast after their boat broke down.

Skyrocketing salesApartment sales double to highest point in seven years

Apartments have been revealed as a big part of WA’s property boom, with sales skyrocketing by more than half to their highest point in seven years, marking a solid rebound for the market.

Kim Macdonald

11pc plungeWet weather erodes Rio’s Pilbara shipments

The mining giant cautioned that shipments remained subject to weather, market conditions and tying in about 90mt of replacement mine capacity at existing hubs.

House fireFamily of four and pet dog escape blaze

A family of four and their pet dog have made a lucky escape after their Karnup home was engulfed in flames.

Start earlyPaying kids for chores a pain in the pocket

Deciding which child gets what can become the biggest chore, but it’s a good time to get them interested in investing. Here’s how ...

Net zero emissionsPM: We won’t ‘tax the life out’ of resources sector

Scott Morrison has declared climate change will not be solved in the ‘cafes and dinner parties of our inner cities’, while assuring the WA resources sector of its ongoing importance to the economy.

Sarah Ison

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