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  1. Root causeCommentsPremiumFund prevention to close the gap: Kimberley health boss

  2. Indigenous tourism partnershipCommentsPremiumPeak Indigenous bodies commit to boosting tourism

  3. Ernie’s Kimberley dreamCommentsPremiumErnie Dingo’s push to elevate tourism in the Kimberley

  4. We know...CommentsCable Beach among country’s top bucket list spots

  5. School crackdownCommentsPremiumMake student violence a crime: Broome Aboriginal leader

Powerful messageCommentsPremiumKimberley queen in heartfelt call for Mardi Gras change

Dwesmond Wiggan-Dann took to Facebook in a public post on Wednesday to share his thoughts about seeing the Mardi Gras and Pride increasingly “glamorise” the LGBTQI community

Tom Zaunmayr

Derby fishingFishing etiquette 101: bros before barras

Derby fisherman Wayne Foley weighs in on the proper way to fish with a mate

Wayne Foley

Broome fishingThready out & about ahead of big shootout

A bit of a wag in the wet season tail last week tested some boaties’ nerves in the afternoon trips home to the boat ramp.

Darren ‘Dags' Cross

Tight linesPremiumRecfishwest’s Broome artificial reef idea

Funded by fishing licence fees, artificial reefs have been installed off coastlines in Exmouth, Carnarvon the South West and Esperance.

Tom Zaunmayr

safety boostPremiumLife rings installed at Gantheaume Point after tragedy

A community petition to have the rings installed was presented to council in May, two months after Broome resident Rebecca Neufeld lost her life after being swept from the rocks at Gantheaume Point.

Sam Jones

Historic resultCommentsPremiumBroome’s Rosetta Sahanna set to join Upper House

Labor’s popularity going into Saturday meant there was a strong chance of picking up a third seat, but an unprecedented fourth pick was still considered an outside chance.

Tom Zaunmayr

ELECTION BLOODBATHVideoCommentsCommentsRECAP: Labor’s historic election win as it happened

WA Labor has romped to a historic victory in the 2021 State election, with the Liberal Party reduced to just two seats in the House of Representatives. RECAP THE DAY’S EVENTS AS THEY HAPPENED

Big winsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumBlackhawks take down ladder leaders, Pointers hold

Even after being relegated to four players the Blackhawks pressed home their advantage with a high-octane level of play proving too much for their rivals.

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Severe injuriesPremium
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PremiumDerby man fined over horrific US tourist dog mauling

A Derby man has been fined over a shocking dog attack which saw a backpacker left with puncture wounds so deep saline solution was said to “go in one hole and out the other”.

Must-see eventCommentsMowanjum festival return date confirmed

After missing last year due to the global pandemic, Mowanjum Festival organisers have worked tirelessly to ensure the spectacle will be back this year

Sam Jones

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Pressing mattersCommentsPremium
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Labor’s first priorities for Kimberley after election

With the Libs and Greens running high-profile candidates, and the Nats eyeing strong support in the East, there is a chance Labor’s margin will be trimmed, but it is unlikely to cause concern

Tom Zaunmayr

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TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARYWATCH the video series, Catching Lisa’s Killer, here

Murder, outback bikies and a small town’s secrets. WATCH the exclusive seven-part true crime series on Lisa Govan’s disappearance from Kalgoorlie and the dark reality of WA’s underworld.

Ben Harvey

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The 10 arrests that shook WA to the core

The dramatic arrest of a suspect in the shooting of bikie boss Nick Martin will undoubtedly become one of Perth’s most memorable — here are 10 police busts that rocked WA to the core.

Tim Clarke

Bush LegendsVideoCommentsPremiumHow Bremer Bay’s orcas saved a former FIFO’s life

Paul Cross looks out at the killer whales frolicking in the wild waters of WA’s Bremer Canyon with a love like they saved his life ... because they did.

Steve Butler

Regional News

Soaked in bloodPremiumTambellup butcher gets life behind bars

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT A WA man has been sentenced to life behind bars for decapitating and dismembering his friend in a meth-fuelled ‘explosion of violence’ that rocked his tiny home town.

Kellie Balaam

EXTORTION ATTEMPTPremiumGeraldton lawyer targeted in alleged blackmail bid

A woman has faced court for the first time, after allegedly trying to extort more than $150,000 from a Geraldton lawyer who accidentally sent her embarrassing personal text messages.

Liam Beatty

another crash on highwayPremiumTwo rushed to hospital after Bussell Highway crash

An elderly woman in her 90s is one of two people to have been rushed to hospital after being involved in a crash on a dangerous stretch of Bussell Highway in Capel.

Ailish Delaney

Driver FinedCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumString of road offences brings $5000 in fines

A South West man who drove an unlicensed car across the region while he was under the influence of drugs and then attempted to lie to police has been slapped with thousands of dollars in fines.

Root causeCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumFund prevention to close the gap: Kimberley health boss

Boab Health Services chief executive Matt Burrows says Kimberley community organisations on were among the best in the nation and needed support to tackle health issues at the root

raised barCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumKalgoorlie charity zooms past $4m for kids in need

Having held 20 balls in 21 years, the Goldfields Children Charity has raised more than $4 million for seriously ill children.

WA News

Menacing presencePremiumWA bikies join Victorian Mongols ride

Outlaw bikie gangs made a menacing show of force across Victoria today, with some West Australian members going along for the ride.

Aneeka Simonis

Left in the coldVideoCommentsPremiumNats baulk at Liberal alliance after election disaster

The WA Nationals have all but ruled out a coalition with the decimated Liberals while in opposition with leader Mia Davies believed to be weighing up the pros and cons of an inter-party arrangement.

Joe Spagnolo

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Eastern states whingeCommentsPremium
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CommentsPremiumScoMo stands firm on WA’s GST deal

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has given an emphatic no to rolling back a GST deal that has finally delivered WA its fair share of the multi-billion dollar pie, The West can reveal.

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Missing tributeCommentsPremium
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CommentsPremiumWhy doesn’t our first female MP have her own statue?

Who was the first woman to serve in any Australian parliament? Geraldton girl Edith Cowan. Does she have a statue to commemorate her contribution to equality, her State and country? No.

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How he was caughtPremium
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PremiumFather of 13 jailed over cold case rape attack

A 44-year-old has been sentenced to just over three years jail over a cold case sex attack on a woman in Esperance — which was solved more than 20 years later.

WA TORPEDOEDPremiumScoMo invited west amid fears subs work lost to SA

Fears WA has been torpedoed in its efforts to secure a multibillion-dollar submarine maintenance contract has prompted Mark McGowan to ask Scott Morrison to head west.

Joe Spagnolo

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