Police have charged former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders with new offences as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged child sexual abuse.
Phil Hickey and Natasha Clark
Cain Andrews
Two of Ian Wilkes’ great loves collided in 2022 — theatre and footy — when he performed in Andrea Gibbs’ award winning family drama Barracking for the Umpire, returning for an encore season and regional tour.
Tanya MacNaughton
Indigenous female high school students across Broome will have an opportunity to hone their entrepreneurial skills.
Natasha Clark
Two Kimberley women, Natalie Davey and Samara King, have been chosen to embark on a transformative journey as part of the National Museum of Australia’s prestigious 2024 Encounters Fellowship Program.
An entry fee will be introduced for visitors to Beagle Bay beginning April 15 in an effort to bring much needed income into the struggling community after it failed to cover costs to upkeep public toilets.
Bankwest branches across the Kimberley are set to close at the start of July, leaving some of the State’s most vulnerable without reliable banking access.
Lattrell Matthews and Chris Hunter both collected a massive 34 points during round seven of the Broome Basketball Association term one competition on April 17, helping carry their teams to dominant wins.
The Lombadina Campground which was set to open in April has postponed its launch due to Sorry Business taking place within the community.
Broome, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby and remote Indigenous communities across the West Kimberley are expected to benefit from the Energy Ahead program, which aims to reduce energy-related financial hardship.
In round five of the AFL, Kimberley stars were scarce, but Bailey Banfield, Callum Ah Chee, and Toby Bedford took to the field once again, standing out with some impressive performances.
Cable Beach have maintained their dominant position at the top of the league as the West Kimberley Football League kicked off with the first round of the 2024 season.
The much-vaunted Rising Stars 2024 report by Canstar and Hotspotting ranks includes ten Perth suburbs in the list of 110 rising stars around the nation.
Kim Macdonald
The ATO has confirmed the 2024 superannuation thresholds will rise in line with predictions made in Your Money more than a month ago. Here’s everything you need to know and how to play the changes.
Nick Bruining
AFL expert Danielle Laidley runs the rule over every West Coast Eagle after a huge win and Fremantle Docker after another heartbreaker in round five. Here’s who starred and who struggled.
Danielle Laidley
They may not be in the same league as Leederville or Mount Lawley yet, but it’s only a matter of time before these Perth suburbs undergo the same trendy transformation. SEE THE SURPRISING LIST.
Raquel de Brito
Three men who carried out a violent home invasion, in which they bashed and robbed a grandmother while her husband was bound, are still on the run. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE
Lauren Price
A high-profile defamation lawyer representing Linda Reynolds has been fined heftily for professional misconduct after airing protected health information.
Claire Sadler
A 10-year-old Indigenous boy has taken his own life while in the care of the State Government.
A traveller has been fined after he was caught with tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of undeclared currency before departing on an overseas flight from Perth.
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE. Sickening details have emerged after a suburban home invasion in which a couple was viciously assaulted by a trio posing as police officers.
Historical child sexual abuse allegations at Esperance Primary School from the late 1960s to late 1970s are being pursued by a legal firm which is appealing for potential witnesses to get in touch.
Tegan Guthrie
The final details of next month’s consultation on Albany’s trading hours are almost locked in with a community survey set to assess the city’s appetite for permanently extending them.
Stuart McGuckin
The Community Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service hub at the Homemakers Centre in Bunbury officially opened last week to service the South West’s youngest community members.
Sean Van Der Wielen
Former long-standing Shire of Dardanup councillor Carmel Boyce has raised concerns over the current council’s decision to increase their pay by double-digit figures in 2024/25.
It was a lively Wednesday morning in Yornup, when more than 250 people turned up to Yornup Hall for a farmers’ meeting hosted by WAFarmers.
The Regional Joint Development Assessment Panel has narrowly voted to approve a proposed sand mine on Skippings Road in Boyanup, despite concerns from nearby landowners.
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says the US economy, while otherwise strong, has not seen inflation come back to the central bank’s goal.
Jeff Cox
People with more money than their peers often ask you to transfer comically small amounts of money.
Aditi Shrikant
A majority of workers know the feeling of wanting to retract an email right after they’ve sent it, and the youngest professionals are the most likely to feel email regret.
Jennifer Liu
Oil prices could soar to $US100 per barrel and beyond, said market watchers, after Iran mounted an aerial attack against Israel reigniting fears of a regional war.
Lee Ying Shan
Aboriginal Legal Service WA boss Wayne Nannup has lambasted the State Government over the death of a 10-year-old boy, saying the trauma experienced by vulnerable Aboriginal children in care is ‘extreme’.
Hannah Cross
An older adult has died after being diagnosed with deadly meningococcal disease, with two more adults recovering in hospital.
Bethany Hiatt
The driver has been fined after running over a kindergarten student on a Scarborough footpath, with the boy’s father saying the penalty was ‘never going to be enough’ for the trauma his son has endured.
Roger Cook has insisted that all WA public schools will remain open when teachers strike to protest about salaries and conditions on Tuesday.
A note left behind by a man who died alongside his wife in a suspected murder-suicide on Sunday has emerged as a key piece of evidence - as police rule out any third party involvement in the tragedy.
Ricky Hirsch – the self-proclaimed ‘property tycoon’ and globetrotting playboy whose collapsing empire has left investors and lenders millions of dollars out of pocket – is being sued.
Emily Moulton
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