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Saltwater crocodile bites female tourist in Kimberley creek

The woman received first aid at the scene before being taken to hospital with minor injuries.

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Childcare staff shortage in the Kimberley prompts calls for urgent review of regulations

Parents in this remote region in WA face wait times of up to two years for childcare, due to a shortage of qualified staff that's having a huge impact on the community.

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Demolition of Fitzroy Crossing bridge under way after Kimberley floods

Workers have started to tear down the remains of the bridge, which was irreparably damaged in January's Kimberley floods. It is hoped the replacement will be complete next year.

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Remote WA residents craving airline competition welcome new carrier Nexus

Residents across Western Australia's north hope the arrival of Nexus Airlines will see cheaper airfares and more reliability of services.

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Speech therapists few and far between in the Kimberley despite family's NDIS approval

Getting enough speech therapy support for her three-year-old daughter has been challenging for the Kimberley's Amy Willliams despite being approved for the NDIS.

ABC News

Fire service update after barn 'collapsed' in Kimberley fire

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said it will allow the fire to burn out

Nottingham Post

Warrick Walkerbear pleads guilty to Broome prison escape that sparked Kimberley manhunt

Warrick Walkerbear has admitted to climbing over the fence of a century-old outback prison and leading police on a chase through Broome's streets and mangroves.

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Broome's rough sleepers plead for support as they wait years on social housing waitlists

With an average wait time of 235 weeks for social housing, rough sleepers and the services supporting them say more needs to be done to support vulnerable people in the tourist town.

ABC News

New demon catshark species discovered off coast of Western Australia

The newly discovered species was found off the coast of WA's Kimberley region.

ABC News

Regulator says Kimberley native title group Balanggarra breached own rules and CATSI act

Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation's leaders are under pressure to explain suspected breaches to its constitution and Commonwealth provisions as members agitate for change.

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Buru Energy investigates potential for floating liquefied natural gas facility in the Kimberley

A decade after conflict at James Price Point prompted Woodside to abandon its gas hub plans for the region, another energy giant is looking at establishing a floating LNG facility off the coast.

ABC News

Police officer becomes victim of crime in Kimberley, cuts holiday plans short

A police officer of 17 years, Keely Allport diverted travel plans through the Kimberley after a break-in left her feeling traumatised.

ABC News

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa makes landfall on WA's Kimberley-Pilbara coast as category five system

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa crosses the WA north coast just after midnight local time, bringing record-breaking sustained wind gusts and heavy rain, with reports of "extensive damage" at Pardoo Roadhouse.

ABC News

People in the Kimberley have spent decades asking for basics like water and homes. Will the Voice make their calls more compelling?

The intent of the proposed First Nations Voice to Parliament is to elevate and amplify our input across the nation into laws, policies and programs that will impact on Indigenous Australians.

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Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa set to make landfall tonight as WA's Kimberley, Pilbara brace for damaging winds, rain

Communities along Western Australia's Kimberley and Pilbara coasts are preparing for destructive winds and heavy rain, with Tropical Cyclone Ilsa predicted to make landfall later tonight or early tomorrow morning as a category-four system.

ABC News

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.

The New Daily

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.

ABC News

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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Weather tracker: Severe storms rock Australia and Canada

Tropical cyclone brews off the Kimberley while freezing rain causes chaos in Quebec and Ontario

The Guardian - AU

Australian government ‘concerned’ by potential Pentagon leak; cold-weather snap hits south-east – as it happened

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The New Daily

Western Australia faces prospect of another cyclone barreling down on the northwest

Pilbara and Kimberley regions are looking anxiously out to sea as a strengthening low-pressure system suggests a cyclone is on the way

AAP

Tropical cyclone warning along WA Kimberley coast

A tropical cyclone could hit coastal parts of the Pilbara or Kimberley in Western Australia within the week, according to the weather bureau.

AAP

Tropical cyclone could hammer Kimberley and Pilbara

A tropical cyclone could hit coastal parts of the Pilbara or Kimberley in Western Australia next week, the weather bureau says.

ABC News

Western Australia's Pilbara, Kimberley gear up for post-Easter tropical cyclone

A tropical low is expected to intensify into a cyclone — to be named Ilsa — as it tracks south-west through the Timor Sea over the long weekend and is forecast to approach WA's north-west next week.

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Debate over the Voice to Parliament runs hot in WA's Kimberley region

Aboriginal people who make up 41 per cent of a remote WA region's population have differing views about what the Voice to Parliament could look like.

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