HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 - The Untold Story

Fracking company New Standard Energy goes into liquidation leaving large Kimberley rehabilitation bill

New Standard Energy had high hopes of extracting gas in the Kimberley. Now with only $17,000 in the bank, the company has left one of its sites in disarray and three others are yet to be rehabilitated.

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

Western Australia's spring weather was cool and wet, but Perth and the South West missed out on extra rainfall

West Australian records its second wettest spring on record, and the Kimberley has its wettest ever, yet Perth and the South West buck the trend with drier-than-average conditions.

ABC News · Dec 2, 2022

Heavy rain leads to early-season flooding in the Kimberley prompting road closures, car rescue

Unseasonal flooding caused by dual weather phenomena and already water-logged ground has stunned Kimberley residents, who say they've never seen so much water in the Fitzroy River at this time of year.

ABC News · Dec 1, 2022

Historic Bark Petition artefact returned to traditional owners after 59-year travels around Australia

Northern Territory traditional owners travel to a small Kimberley town to recover a piece of Aboriginal heritage after it spent 59 years unaccounted for.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022

Kimberley's El Questro split into tourism and nature reserve under new Indigenous land use deal

Kimberley traditional owners have secured tenure over El Questro and will convert part of the station to a nature reserve, while allowing tourism to continue.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022

Wheatbelt, Kimberley tremors unrelated to deadly Indonesian earthquake, scientists say

A magnitude-4.3 earthquake close to Derby shook the Kimberley town on Monday evening with reports of homes shaking followed by a "noise like thunder".

ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

Kimberley Indigenous leader details young relative's traumatic experience at Banksia Hill Detention Centre

A prominent Indigenous leader details their young relative's violent experience at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, as a leading human rights advocate calls for a national plan to overhaul Australia's youth justice system.

ABC News · Nov 21, 2022

Musician Michael Mavromatis faces court after meth allegedly discovered in Christmas cards

A court has heard that a prominent Kimberley musician, who wrote songs for the musical Bran Nue Dae, allegedly had an estimated $60,000 worth of methamphetamine sent to him.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

Aspiring health workers get taste of outback in 'eye-opening' Kimberley immersion

Remote WA hospitals and clinics rely heavily on transient staff, but by giving these students a taste of outback work, stakeholders hope it might inspire them to one day settle permanently in some of the country's most far-flung places.

ABC News · Nov 13, 2022

Elon Musk's Starlink rolls out in the Kimberley in what could be a game-changer for remote communities

Satellite internet service Starlink is now available in the Kimberley and one isolated school hopes to use it, but an expert says its high cost could be prohibitive for many remote communities.

ABC News · Nov 12, 2022