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  4. Closing the gap PremiumNirrumbuk receives Close the Gap grant

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Kimberley artists PremiumFierce bidding at Environs Kimberley Art Auction

Broome’s premier art event, the Environs Kimberley Annual Art Auction, was a great success this year, showcasing some of the most talented artists from across the Kimberley. 

Cain Andrews

Boxing PremiumBroome boxer Ash Schaffer is the new State champion

Broome Boxing Club has produced another State Champion in 16-year-old Ash Schaffer, with the talented young fighter taking down his opponent on June 24. 

Cain Andrews

Football PremiumCable Beach hand Towns their first defeat of the season

The Broome Towns have been handed their first defeat of the 2023 season after last year’s premiers Cable Beach took down the previously undefeated side in a 15-point win. 

Cain Andrews

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Pilot vows to fly again after horror Derby plane accident

A Broome pilot who was forced to make a daring landing outside Derby has told how he counts himself ‘very lucky’ despite suffering a raft of injuries.

Shannon Hampton

First hearingPremiumMaster of Falls crash boat has case heard in court

The master of the boat which careered into rocks at Horizontal Falls in the Kimberley — leaving more than a dozen tourists badly injured — has had his case heard in court for the first time.

Tim Clarke

Wildlife Cane toads in East Kimberley & Ningbing found in new area

Motion sensor cameras have revealed the extent of the cane toad invasion facing the East Kimberley, detecting the notorious pest more than 250 times. 

Cain Andrews

CommunityPremiumPremiumDPLH welcomes first Aboriginal Town Planner

The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage has welcomed their first Aboriginal town planner, Shannon Lockyer, to their Broome-based team.

Farewell PremiumPremiumMagabala chief executive closes the book on role

The chief executive of a Broome-based Aboriginal publishing house is closing the book on the role after almost a decade.  

Martial Arts Broome Taekwondo instructor to compete in South Korea

Taekwondo instructor Rob McGregor will be heading off to South Korea later this month to compete in the World Taekwondo Hanmandang, a festival featuring the martial art. 

Football Kimberley Spirit take on Country Colts Championships

The Kimberley Spirit Colts team travelled down to Perth to battle it out in the West Australian Country Football League Country Football Championships last week.

Cain Andrews

Football Emus topple Saints in spectacular first win

The Bidyadanga Emus have come away with their first win of the 2023 after taking down the Broome Saints in a spectacular showing down at Haynes Oval at the weekend. 

Cain Andrews

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Leeuwin floundering in rough seas after CEO’s shock exit

WA’s iconic Leeuwin tall ship has hit rough seas after the departure of its long-serving chief executive triggered staff resignations, safety warnings and the loss of support from one prominent backer.

Kate Emery

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‘Bloody luxury’: Boomers paint a picture of stark hardship

In last week’s column, I tackled the emotionally charged topic of whether today’s first homebuyers have it tougher than the boomers and asked readers for examples of sacrifices they made to make ends meet.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

Builder reprimandedCommentsPremiumEx-Eagle’s company blames rogue staff for dodgy dealings

Dodgy builder Factory Direct has come up with a novel way of ducking its debts - alleging rogue employees procured services without authority.

John Flint

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New Premier courting disaster on Aboriginal heritage

The decision by Roger Cook to push on with the new law when it became obvious that it was heavily flawed was a dismal start to his premiership and one he will live to regret.

Paul Murray

Paul Murray

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Fears property ‘worthless’ due to Heritage Law confusion

A landowner quoted more than $20,000 for an Aboriginal heritage survey on a residential block in Exmouth fears the property he purchased less than two years ago is now at risk. 

Josh Zimmerman

Hundreds in savingsVideoCommentsPremiumCash-strapped WA households offered free off-peak power

Cash-strapped WA households who have asked Synergy for help to keep on top of their power bills are being offered free electricity during off-peak hours, saving up to $500 per year.

Rebecca Le May

Do it yourselfCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumDo I need to use an agent to help me lodge my tax return?

Doing it yourself might save you several hundred or even thousands of dollars. Equally, you may have already decided that no matter what the cost, offloading the hassle to someone else is worth the outlay.

Fall from graceCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumJakovich: Why ‘insipid’ Gaff should be banished to WAFL

One of West Coast’s greatest-ever players has declared Andrew Gaff must be axed, labelling the effort of the club’s all-time leading ball-winner as ‘insipid’.

Lidia Thorpe‘I’m not this crazy black woman that hates white people’

The fiery and outspoken Victorian senator says her combativeness is ‘misunderstood’, and has backed herself for bringing anger ‘straight from the soul’ that she says Canberra needed. 

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Shocking allegationsPremiumMagistrate labels drug accused’s holiday claim ‘rather odd’

The pair accused of having more than $4 million worth of meth and cocaine at the Eucla border checkpoint allegedly flew interstate for a ‘holiday’ then immediately started driving back to WA.

Amber Lilley

jacked upPremiumRatepayers fear 16.5 per cent ‘rubbish’ hike

Australind businesses are staring down the impacts of a proposed 16.5 per cent rate rise as part of the Shire of Harvey’s proposed 2023/24 budget plan.

Sean Van Der Wielen

escape to the country PremiumHalf of workers would ditch city living for pay rise

Small town living has never sounded better, with almost half of all metropolitan workers saying they would move regionally for a better salary, a new study has revealed.

Fraser Williams

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CommentsPremiumFears property ‘worthless’ due to Heritage Law confusion

A landowner quoted more than $20,000 for an Aboriginal heritage survey on a residential block in Exmouth fears the property he purchased less than two years ago is now at risk. 

Violence ‘intolerable’PremiumPremiumMan jailed for DV after fleeing state to dodge arrest

A Geraldton man has been handed a jail term for striking his new partner in the face after avoiding arrest for five years.

Back insidePremiumPremiumMan made stupid mistake in bid to be sent back to jail

A man who left his bail papers on a box of items he stole from a home in Esperance said he did it so he would be caught and could go back to jail.

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From pet food to liquor and lighting fixtures, KKR is putting their money in a suite of consumer-driven sectors in China, while departing from a singular focus on technology.

Lee Ying Shan

The EconomistVideoPremiumElon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s social-media smackdown

THE ECONOMIST: With Threads — a copycat app — Meta hopes to capitalise on Twitter’s travails

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CNBCPremiumTransportation costs a challenge for hydrogen

While there’s a huge amount of excitement about the potential of hydrogen, there are also undoubted challenges.

Anmar Frangoul

CNBCChina has curbed gallium, germanium exports. What are they?

China is restricting exports of two niche metals that are key to manufacture electronics and semiconductors, as the tech battle with the US and Europe heats up.

Arjun Kharpal

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House gutted CommentsPremiumPerth home ‘fully engulfed’ by raging inferno

The fire was reported to emergency services shortly before 7pm. A police spokesperson said the cause of the fire was not yet known.

Jake Dietsch

Time with familyPremiumNew chapter for war hero James McMahon as he turns 60

For Australian Capital Equity’s outgoing chief operating officer James McMahon, an approaching 60th birthday had created a yearning for more time in his life. 

Dylan Caporn

CRIMEPremiumPremiumGirls slash man’s head in Facebook theft: cops

The victim suffered a number of cuts to his head after a girl allegedly snatched his iPhone and ran in a botched robbery.

NEWSPremiumPremium‘Small steps’: State offers free electricity

Those doing it tough will get free electricity during non-peak times to help with power bill stress at a time when “everything is going up.”

Back to back?PremiumPremiumFlames move clear in top spot with win over Hawks

Championship favourites Rockingham Flames have asserted their dominance of the NBL1 West in a big way, trouncing their nearest contender to all but sew up top spot in WA basketball’s top men’s league.

Hot FlamesPremiumFlames beat Hawks to consolidate fourth spot

Rockingham Flames women’s side have taken another significant step towards securing a top four NBL1 West finish with a strong 84-58 win over fellow contenders Perry Lakes Hawks. 

Matt Zis