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WA's Cable Beach turtle nests being 'driven over', prompting calls to reduce opening hours

The Broome Shire is asking residents whether it should close the main vehicle access point to Cable Beach in a bid to protect turtles during nesting season.

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WA Education Minister Sue Ellery apologises to Halls Creek residents over botched truancy plans

A report tabled in parliament on the plans found there were "multiple points of failure" in the Education Department's efforts to get students back to school in the remote Kimberley town of Halls Creek.

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Roebuck Bay Hotel in the Kimberley on the market for the first time in decades

With skimpies, himpies, wet T-shirt competitions and pearlers in its history, a beloved West Australian institution is up for sale and locals hope it keeps its traditions.

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Strapper Troy Enright seriously injured by horse at Broome's Ladies Day

A WA horse trainer says his son is awaiting surgery after being kicked in the head at one of the Kimberley's busiest race days.

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WA police commissioner Col Blanch gives in-principle support for northern booze ban

Full and mid-strength takeaway alcohol sales could soon be banned in WA's north. Community leaders fear the measure would "marginalise" residents.

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Perth man denied bail over alleged Broome jogger rape as police say he shaved beard to alter appearance

Police believe Dean Osborne, a 52-year-old electrician, shaved his facial hair so he could not be identified by the description officers had released to the public.

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WA biosecurity threats put Ord Valley agricultural region on edge

It's a nervous time for WA's easternmost farmers with myrtle rust officially in the Kimberley and other biosecurity threats creeping closer to the state border.

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Qantas, Virgin apologise as Broome records highest airport delay percentage in Australia

Nearly 70 per cent of flights between a major tourist destination and a capital city failed to take off on time last month as the nation recorded its worst-ever delay figures.

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Three new marine parks announced for Buccaneer Archipelago in WA's Kimberley region

The three new marine parks will cover more than 600,000 hectares of Kimberley coastline throughout the Buccaneer Archipelago.

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Halls Creek school attendance plans spark resident demand for meetings

The WA government is investigating allegations attendance plans at Halls Creek were botched. Frustrated families say meaningful face-to-face meetings are the only way forward.

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WA government accused of failing at-risk Kimberley students over plans to address school truancy

WA's Education Minister Sue Ellery once described efforts to address a truancy crisis in Halls Creek as "amazing". Now her department is investigating as families accuse the government of botching school attendance plans.

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Liquor restrictions debate rages on in northern WA as inquiry moves behind closed doors

Changes in the NT and an ongong inquiry into banning bottleshops from selling everything but light beer will test the way forward for potential liquor restrictions in the Pilbara and Kimberley.

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The changing nature of Broome, one of Western Australia's most multicultural towns

Broome prides itself on being a multicultural melting pot, but recent census data shows a drop in people bringing international cultures to the regional WA town.

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Health authorities push to suppress WA syphilis outbreak as disease heads south

Health authorities say they are in a race to control a syphilis outbreak that started in northern Australia.

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COVID-19 false positives that sent Kimberley communities into lockdown likely caused by contamination

The investigation began after Bidydanga and Beagle Bay were locked down earlier this year following 55 false positive cases across both communities.

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Kimberley stockman in class action tells Federal Court 'we didn't get any money' for wages

A class action against the WA government to recoup wages allegedly never paid to Aboriginal station workers, domestic staff, and labourers begins hearings in a makeshift federal courthouse.

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Women convene for West Kimberley Strong Women Business Gathering at Birdwood Downs station

Under the starry skies of Birdwood Downs Station on the Gibb River Road, about 200 women have gathered to talk about their past and future in the Kimberley.

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Qantas to overcome Broome International Airport flight disruptions with full-time engineer

Ongoing flight disruptions at Broome International Airport prompts Qantas to base a full-time engineer in the Western Australian town.

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Bidyadanga plays first home football game in two seasons with COVID travel bans eased

After two long years, the community of Bidyadanga can smell the grass and feel safe watching their first home game in two seasons.

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Remote WA Indigenous communities reopen to visitors as COVID restrictions lift

Emergency restrictions imposed to protect vulnerable people across 200 remote areas of Western Australia have been lifted.

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Juvenile offender numbers surge towards four-year high in the Kimberley

Figures tabled in WA parliament on Tuesday show how the Kimberley's youth crime crisis has emerged since the pandemic.

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Kimberley military base, hospital and cinema among old dreams abandoned to the bush

From an abandoned hospital with nothing but the wind for company, to a drive-in cinema swallowed by shrubs, the Australian bush is reclaiming big dreams that saw a bustling town erected in the Western Australian desert.

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Halls Creek facilities to be upgraded to help tackle youth crime, connect through sport and art

A new shire chief plans to put sport and art at the centre of a strategy to re-engage young people in this remote Kimberley town, as the community battles youth crime and low school attendance rates.

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Cable Beach party sexual assault witnesses sought by Broome police

A woman was "a matter of metres" from where people were listening to music when she was bashed on the head and sexually assaulted. Detectives say they need help to find a man who attacked her.

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Why outback voters feel forgotten this federal election

Neither Scott Morrison nor Anthony Albanese have visited WA's far north this election campaign, and no major policy announcements have been made to address the region's complex challenges.

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