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  1. Health ServicePremiumKimberley Aboriginal Medical Services celebrates 40 years

  2. Business supportPremiumMorrgul supports more than 390 Indigenous entities in a year

  3. Mental health PremiumZero2Hero roadshow in the Kimberley

  4. Rental crisis PremiumBroome rents hit $1200 a week

  5. Health PremiumNew Kimberley eating disorder screening tool

Kimberley Maintenance Centre officially celebrated its opening in Broome on September 24.

Business PremiumNew maintenance centre opens in Broome

A new heavy equipment maintenance centre has opened in Broome, aiming to provide faster mechanical and electrical repairs for businesses and operators across the Kimberley.

Phoebe Solon

2026 Junior Basketball Carnival, Pilbara Suns.

Sports PremiumYoung basketball stars shine at Broome Junior Carnival

Young basketball talent from across the Kimberley and Pilbara took centre court at the Broome 2026 Junior Basketball Carnival, with seven grand finals showcasing skill, determination and sportsmanship.

Phoebe Solon

The Broome youth precinct has opened 10 years after it was first announced.

Community PremiumBroome youth precinct opens

Broome’s new youth precinct has officially opened, nearly a decade after the community first began planning for the space.

Phoebe Solon

Christopher Saunders arrives at the Perth District Court.

CrimeVideoPremiumDisgraced former Bishop learns fate for vile sex offences

Disgraced former bishop Christopher Saunders has been jailed for grooming and molesting two young Aboriginal men more than a decade ago.

Jessica Evensen

An artists’s impression of lease area 1, lease area 2 and the central shade structure.

Council PremiumNew businesses proposed for Cable Beach foreshore

Three new commercial tenancies are a step closer to opening at Broome’s Cable Beach foreshore, after the Shire of Broome endorsed the next stage of the redevelopment.

Phoebe Solon

Baden Trunfio, Broome Sports Association president Sean Cooper and Cr Philip Matsumoto from last year's event.

Sport awardsPremiumBroome sporting locals urged to nominate for awards

Broome residents will have until next week to nominate local athletes, coaches, volunteers and clubs for the Shire of Broome Sports Awards.

Joshua Dowdall

Nearly 80 bottles of wine and two bottles of spirits have been seized by police in the Kimberley.

SeizedPremiumPremiumPolice seize significant haul of alcohol in traffic stop

More than 80 bottles of alcohol, alleged to be bound for illegal sale, have been seized by police during a roadside stop.

KAMS board members. Back: Timothy Garrett, Louie Bin Maarus, Diann Britton, Chicky Clements, Raymond Christophers and William Bangu. Front: Edith Skeen, Elizabeth Cox, Iris Prouse, and chief executive Vicki O’Donnell.

Health ServicePremiumPremiumKimberley Aboriginal Medical Services celebrates 40 years

A northern WA Aboriginal medical service has marked four decades of service, delivering primary and mental health care, and support across the Kimberley region.

The Morrgul Team and business representatives at Australia’s premier Indigenous business event, Connect 2026.

Business supportPremiumPremiumMorrgul supports more than 390 Indigenous entities in a year

A Broome-based Aboriginal Economic Development not-for-profit organisation has helped Indigenous entities in regional Western Australia secure more than $31.3 million in contracts in the last year alone

Bradley, Rosalyn and six-month-old Levi Minshull at the 2024 walk.

FundraiserPremiumTwo Feet & A Heartbeat to raise awareness in Broome

Locals are being encouraged to put on their walking shoes this October as Heartkids’ annual Two Feet & a Heartbeat annual community walk arrives at Cable Beach in Broome

Seth Carter

Broome Senior High School students take part in suicide prevention training through a Zero2Hero roadshow in the Kimberley.

Mental health PremiumZero2Hero roadshow in the Kimberley

Broome Senior High School students take part in suicide prevention training through a Zero2Hero roadshow in the Kimberley

Phoebe Solon

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The WA Government is exploring a three-way university merger.

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Deloitte’s WA uni merger report littered with AI errors

The document, which supports a WA Government push for a merger of three universities, includes references with incorrectly titled research papers and wrong publication dates.

Sean Smith

Major crash are investigating the Ogilvie fatality.

Road tollPremiumWitness appeal after man, 24, killed in Mid West rollover

A 24-year-old man who was a passenger has been killed following a single vehicle rollover north of Geraldton on Monday morning.

Kate Campbell

Curtin’s vice-chancellor, Professor Harlene Hayne, has slammed the Cook Government’s plans for a uni merger.

STATE POLITICSPremium‘Mega-university’ proposal slammed by Curtin

Curtin’s vice-chancellor is putting up a fight against the State Government’s controversial plan to merge three WA public universities into a mega institution.

Caleb Runciman

Leslie "Lethal Les" Grantham is pictured with family at the Perth District Court today. Michael Wilson

CRIMEPremiumBombshell revelation as bikie turned influencer sent to jail

The former bikie enforcer known as “Lethal Les” — who was tortured and excommunicated by the Comanchero gang — has been jailed over a five-year-old money laundering charge.

Caleb Runciman

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Sam Wood is being held at Wolston Correctional Centre under a safety order following his arrest.

Fitness guruInside Sam Wood’s high-security jail housing notorious crims

It’s the correctional facility home to some of the country’s most feared rapists and murderers. It’s now also the residence of fitness guru Sam Wood.

Zach Margolius

A registered teacher has been charged over an elaborate hydroponic cannabis set-up.

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PICTURED: WA teacher accused of drug crimes identified

The 40-year-old fronted Perth Magistrates Court on Friday where prosecutors revealed shocking details about what officers discovered during a raid on a Dianella property.

Caleb Runciman and Jessica Evensen

Nicola Forrest is founder of Coaxial.

FinancePremiumPremiumNicola Forrest’s record-breaking $500m-plus donation

Australia’s second-richest woman will put more than $500m into her own philanthropic vehicle Coaxial to help address “devastation” in communities across the country.

Boral maintenance planner Jess Larcombe and concrete truck driver Karma Phuntsho.

DefencePremiumPremiumNaval base construction threatens WA’s mining workforce

WA is facing an unprecedented shortage of tradies as the monster naval rearmament project at Henderson sucks up workers and triggers a bidding war between defence contractors and resources giants.

Ben Harvey at the Perth Royal Show.

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BEN HARVEY: $13 Dagwood dogs and $35 parking. Welcome to the Perth Royal Show.

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David Mundy and Adam Voges teamed up for East Fremantle Cricket Club on Saturday.

CricketPremiumHow WA sporting icons fared in local cricket team-up

WA cricket legend Adam Voges and former Fremantle star David Mundy had an unexpected team-up in local cricket on Saturday — but the pair might have been denied the chance to bat together by Voges’ teenage son.

Josh Kempton

Inaugural members Richard Porter, Don Rolston and Sue Graham cut the Probus anniversary cake.

Happy birthdayPremiumGeraldton Probus club celebrates national 50th anniversary

The Probus Club of Geraldton recently seized a golden opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the club nationwide.

Kate Campbell

Projections from Linda Tegg on the Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum.

ArtsPremiumCarnarvon residency leads to exploration of satellite art

Carnarvon’s space communication has made its way to Perth, with art inspired by the region’s satellite trails appearing in Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts’s new exhibition Circular Economies

Sally Davies

Regional Development Australia Goldfields Esperance chief executive Sharon Henderson.

Professional developmentPremiumPremiumProfessional development program returns to regions

A professional development program has returned to the Goldfields with free workshops and training aimed at strengthening regional businesses and digital confidence.

Kaye Bolger receives her memento from Hancock Prospecting’s Lauren Melville after her induction into the Swimming WA Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame PremiumPremiumSwimming WA Hall of Fame recognition for top Albany official

Albany Swimming Club’s Kaye Bolger has been inducted into Swimming WA’s Hall of Fame in recognition of her three decades of officiating

A Busselton carer who kept playing her late father’s favourite numbers has landed a $2.22 million Saturday Lotto windfall — giving the family a second generation of jackpot winners.

LottoLate dad’s lucky Lotto numbers deliver amazing $2m jackpot

A Busselton carer who kept playing her late father’s favourite numbers has landed a $2.22 million Saturday Lotto windfall — giving the family a second generation of jackpot winners.

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The tipping point will start in Europe, some argue it has already begun in the US ... wherever it happens, it will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.

CNBC newsPremium2029 starts a global tipping point, and it’s not the climate

The tipping point will start in Europe, some argue it has already begun in the US ... wherever it happens, it will have fundamental impacts on the global economy and lead to difficult policy decisions.

Elsa Ohlen

The conversation is reflective of a broken job market because it shows how “the power dynamic is so, so, so skewed toward the employer,” Gavin says.

CNBC newsPremiumIced coffee debate reflects ‘everything wrong with hiring’

Would you reject a job candidate who brought an iced coffee to an interview? Your answer may not matter: Either way, someone on the internet thinks you’re wrong. And a career expert says she’s over it.

Sophie Caldwell

Sam Altman, chief executive and co-founder of OpenAI, left, and Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms, during a state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the White House last week.

CNBC newsPremiumDebt-hungry AI firms face higher risks as bond yields spike

The AI infrastructure buildout, which has already reached historic levels, is about to get even more expensive.

Kif Leswing, Isabel O’Brien and Seema Moody

The app represents a major push by CEO Mark Zuckerberg into the AI agent market.

CNBC newsPremiumMeta’s Muse AI agent downloads are surging

Meta’s Muse AI personal agent tool has only been out for nearly two weeks, and it’s topping the app store charts.

Jonathan Vanian

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New details have surfaced revealing the life Perth man Simon Carman lived in Thailand in the months leading up to the alleged horrific murder of a Thai teenager.

World NewsVideoShock details emerge of Perth man’s life before Thai arrest

New details have surfaced revealing the life Perth man Simon Carman lived in Thailand in the months leading up to the alleged horrific murder of a Thai teenager. 

Fraser Williams

Recovery at Genesis Belmont has just opened in Perth's east.

Health is wealth!New wellness and recovery hub opens in Perth’s east

It’s the latest in a long line of recent recovery centres popping up across Perth.

Zach Margolius

A former education assistant at a Great Southern school has appeared in court.

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PremiumGreat Southern education assistant denies child sex charges

A former education assistant at a Great Southern school has denied allegations she had sex with and indecently dealt with an underage child multiple times earlier this year.

Tom Murfett was piloting his self-made RV-6A aircraft with his mate, Rod, when it plunged into a private airfield near Muchea shortly after take-off about 10.20am on Sunday.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumPICTURED: WA pilot injured in self-made plane crash

The wife of a pilot who survived a freak plane crash north-east of Perth has thanked emergency services for their response, saying things ‘could have ended very differently’.

Gold medallion recipient Dylan Bennett.

bravery awardsPremiumPremiumTeen who saved collapsed boy’s life earns award for bravery

The heroic actions of an Albany teenager who sprung into action to save the life of boy collapsed in cardiac arrest has earned a bravery gong, thanks to first-aid training completed only months before.

BHP expects about 300 operational roles will go from its Pilbara-based sites at South Flank, Mining Area C, Newman and Jimblebar. Supplied BHP

UPDATEDPremium‘Senseless’: BHP axes hundreds of jobs

Mining giant BHP has announced 300 job cuts from its Pilbara iron ore operations, with unions branding the move a “senseless attack” on workers.

Blair Jackson, Emma Kirk