Ex-Tropical Cyclone Luana brings rare swell to Broome’s wave-starved surfers
Dozens of surfers have relished the opportunity of rare waves off Western Australia’s far north, with ex-Tropical Cyclone…
Scathing report finds Kimberley prisoners sleeping on floor, in cockroach-infested cells
When Western Australia’s prison watchdog first inspected a prison in the state’s far north in 2001, it warned…
Cyclone Hayley forms off WA coast and Broome residents told to prepare
Residents in the West Australian tourist town of Broome are being asked to prepare after a tropical cyclone…
Sale of WA’s Yeeda Pastoral Company near Broome completed, NT abattoir tipped to reopen in 2026
Two large-scale meatworks are set to reopen in northern Australia, with the sale of the Kimberley Meat Company…
Golden golfers a hit in the red dirt of this Broome backyard
There is no dress code or too many rules at the Misstree Golf Club, 20 kilometres outside of…
Man charged with murder over alleged stabbing of woman in Broome
A 56-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering a woman in Western Australia’s far north. It…
Holiday from Hospital virtual reality to transport patients to Australia’s north-west
Damien Thompson knows all too well what it is like to feel stuck and anxious in hospital after…
WA town of Kununurra in crime crisis with 17 juvenile arrests in 72 hours over car thefts
Police in Western Australia’s north are at their wits’ end, with juveniles as young as 10 arrested in…
Kimberley carer jailed for impregnating child and indecently dealing with another
A Kimberley man has been sentenced to six years and eight months’ jail for impregnating a child under…
World-first turtle tracking reveals secrets of flatback turtles in WA’s Roebuck Bay
New research has unveiled world-first footage and data revealing just what vulnerable flatback turtles are doing in the…
Fitzroy Crossing man given suspended sentence for indecent assault of Swedish sunbather
A 74-year-old man who indecently assaulted a 23-year-old woman sunbathing at a popular beach in Western Australia’s far…
Vintage plane Sugar Bird Lady used for remote medical work returns to Broome
A historical plane used to deliver medical clinics to remote areas of northern Western Australia in the 1960s…