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Family of girl killed in Broome chopper crash calls for aviation crackdown as ATSB finds safety failures

The family of a 12-year-old girl killed in a helicopter crash in Broome three years ago calls for drastic changes to the regulation of tourist flights after a scathing report.

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North-west battens down as Cyclone Ilsa gathers strength

Worksites and communities are being evacuated as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa builds in intensity and moves towards the Western Australian coast.

The New Daily

Tropical Cyclone Ilsa intensifying rapidly as it begins final approach to WA's Pilbara, Kimberley

Now at category three, the severe cyclone is expected to cross Eighty Mile Beach at category four tomorrow night, with residents urged to make their final preparations.

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Northwest battens down as Cyclone Ilsa gathers strength

Worksites and communities are being evacuated as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa gathers strength, with the storm expected to cross the coast early on Friday.

AAP

Strongest cyclone in a decade to ‘smash’ WA coast

Pastoralists in northern WA fear they'll be "smashed" as authorities warn an intensifying storm is likely to become a destructive cyclone.

The New Daily

Intensifying northern storm brings wind and rain to WA

A tropical low over the Indian Ocean is expected to develop into an intense cyclone before it makes landfall in Western Australia.

AAP

Ports cleared, extra services dispatched as Pilbara and Kimberley brace for Cyclone Ilsa

Extra emergency personnel are en route to Port Hedland, Broome and Karratha, as Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is set to become the first category four cyclone to hit WA's north-west coast in a decade.

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Potential category four cyclone Ilsa brews off WA as BOM warns of gale-force winds, heavy rain

Warnings of gale-force winds and heavy rainfall are issued for Western Australia's north as a potential severe tropical cyclone brews off the coast.

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Brad Sheppard embraces 'Broome time' as his AFL career is cut short by concussions

After multiple concussions posed serious health risks, Brad Sheppard made the difficult decision to step away from football at the age of 30, swapping the bustle of city life to live on "Broome time".

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What difference will increased Centrelink payments make amid surging inflation and rising cost of living?

More than 4 million Australians will see their government welfare payments increase next week, but many are already taking drastic measures to reduce their cost of living.

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Tourism operators could be restricted from passing through Kimberley's Horizontal Falls

The proposed changes were flagged at an invitation-only meeting held by the WA government in Broome on Tuesday.

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Broome renters scramble to source housing as busy tourist season draws closer

With limited vacancies, renters in the Kimberley desperate for housing are turning to unorthodox options.

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Man extradited from Broome sentenced to 12 years' jail for child sex abuse in Tasmania

Warning: This story contains graphic details that readers may find disturbing. An eight-year-old girl was denied food by her stepfather unless she performed sexual acts with him, a Launceston Supreme Court has heard.

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Kimberley flood damage takes heavy toll on cattlemen, abattoir workers and freight companies

As one-in-one-hundred-year floodwaters in the north of WA recede, the full extent of the damage and physical and emotional impacts on northern industries are being laid bare.

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Neale Duncalfe sentenced for killing teacher Hannah Bevan in Broome drunk driving crash

A 21-year-old man is sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for killing a "passionate and dedicated" teacher who was a passenger in his car when he crashed it while speeding and intoxicated.

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WA's Great Northern Highway to reopen after devastating flooding cut road between Broome and Derby

Broome and Derby will be linked again by road — after a fashion — thanks to a speedy effort in demanding conditions to repair long stretches of damage to the Great Northern Highway.

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Russian fears prison or death if deported from Broome after bridging visa expires

A Russian woman who guides tourists on camel rides along one of northern Australia's well-known beach destinations says she will be killed if she has to go back to her country of birth.

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Kununurra resident takes 4,770km journey home from airport after record-breaking WA floods

Record-breaking floods mean one Kununurra resident's journey home from the airport has blown out to over 4,700 kilometres, and it's taking him past some of Australia's most stunning scenery.

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Long way around: Australian man’s epic 5,000km detour to get his car back home

After the way home was cut off by floods, Chris English set off on an alternative route further than driving from Madrid to Moscow

ABC News

Kimberley pastoralists isolated from markets as flood-damaged roads leave abattoir, live exports inaccessible

Extensive flood damage across the region has left markets inaccessible and forces WA's major northern abattoir to pause operations between Broome and Derby.

AAP

NSW firefighters to help with WA floods

A six-person NSW team will head to Broome and Kalgoorlie as extreme weather batters Western Australia's north.

ABC News

How WA's flood rebuilding efforts could be stymied by a stretched construction sector

As more Kimberley residents are allowed home, WA's overheated construction market looms as the latest stumbling block in efforts to rebuild flood-damaged communities.

ABC News

Evacuated residents in Derby begin to return home as Western Australia's flood clean-up continues

The first of hundreds of people evacuated in Western Australia's flooding emergency are being allowed back to their homes, but the wait is not over for those in some of the worst hit areas.

ABC News

WA floods rebuild may take 'months' as falling Kimberley water levels reveal enormous damage

WA's premier describes the infrastructure damage caused by flooding in the Kimberley as "extraordinary", with the daunting task of rebuilding towns and communities becoming clearer as water levels drop.

The Guardian - AU

Kimberley communities offered financial relief after ‘unprecedented’ flooding

WA premier warns recovery efforts will take time after what he describes as the worst floods the state has ever seen

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