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A flood warning is now in place for people in the Tanami Desert, Sandy Desert and Western Desert catchments in parts of the Kimberley, Pilbara and Goldfields Midlands as Tropical Low 28U intensifies at it approaches the coast. 

Potential cyclone Flood warning in place for Kimberley, Pilbara and Goldfields

A flood warning is now in place for people in the Tanami Desert, Sandy Desert and Western Desert Catchments in parts of the Kimberley, Pilbara and Goldfields Midlands.

Cain Andrews

The tropical low is expected to strengthen over the next few days.

Disaster and EmergencyCommentsTropical low tipped to cross coast as category-one cyclone

A tropical low 350km off the coast of the Kimberley is tipped to strengthen into a category-one cyclone as it crosses the coastline on Saturday.

Oliver Lane

Communities in the Central Kimberley are being told to prepare to be isolated due to flooding.

Cyclone PremiumKimberley tropical low could turn into cyclone by tonight

Communities in the Central Kimberley are being told to prepare to be isolated due to flooding amid a high chance of a tropical cyclone making landfall on Saturday, March 29. 

Cain Andrews

Camille Camp and her son.

Women’s leadershipPremiumCamille Camp Inspires at 2025 Women’s Leadership Forum

Anorexia in the bush. The disease, characterised by a fear of gaining weight, is often linked to unrealistic body images promoted in magazines, and not the remote countryside.

Natasha Clark

The Shire of Broome has been actively engaging with key decision-makers over the past few months to address critical housing challenges in Broome ahead of the Federal election. 

Housing crisis PremiumBroome shire calls for action on housing ahead of election

The Shire of Broome has been actively engaging with key decision-makers over the past few months to address critical housing challenges in Broome ahead of the Federal election. 

Cain Andrews

Tributes are flowing on social media to Darby Thorne, 23, who drowned at Andy's Chasm south of Kununurra on Saturday March 29

Victim IndentifiedPremiumYoung man who drowned at Kununurra waterhole identified

Tributes for the 23-year-old have flooded social media as the tragic news spreads through the tight knit community.

Sarah Crawford

Callum Ah Chee of the Lions celebrates kicking a goal against West Coast last month.

Football PremiumPremiumKimberley AFL stars celebrate 100 games

Two Kimberley AFL stars have recently celebrated 100-game milestones with their respective clubs, proving once again the region is a hub for football talent. 

Andy's Chasm south of Kununurra where the body of a man, 23 was retrieved on March 31, 2025

Tragic EndPremiumPremiumBody of missing swimmer found in Carr-Boyd Ranges

The body of a Kununurra man, 23, has been retrieved from a waterhole south of Kununurra three days after he went missing.  

Kimberley communities are being told to prepare for isolation in case of flooding as rain lashes Derby after Tropical Cyclone Dianne crossed the coast early Saturday morning.

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CommentsFlood threat remains for Broome, Derby amid Tropical Cyclone

A severe weather warning is in place for communities in the Kimberley and Pilbara as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Dianne continues to cross the Kimberley coast.

A flood warning is now in place for people in the Tanami Desert, Sandy Desert and Western Desert catchments in parts of the Kimberley, Pilbara and Goldfields Midlands as Tropical Low 28U intensifies at it approaches the coast. 

Potential cyclone Flood warning in place for Kimberley, Pilbara and Goldfields

A flood warning is now in place for people in the Tanami Desert, Sandy Desert and Western Desert Catchments in parts of the Kimberley, Pilbara and Goldfields Midlands.

Cain Andrews

Gantheaume Pointers' fill-in player number 3.

Basketball PremiumPeninsula Bombers recorded massive win over Bayside

The Peninsula Bombers recorded a massive win over Bayside as round three of the Broome Basketball Assocation semester one competition kicked off on March 26 under lights. 

Cain Andrews

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Angelo and Rebecca Rossi.

ConstructionPremiumPandemic shake-out claims another top Perth builder

One of Australia’s best builders - Perth-based Ultimo - has gone under, blaming fallout from the pandemic era for its demise.

Kim Macdonald

Jaden Martinovich with his mum, fitness guru Kelly Martinovich.

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumPhoney drug deal murderer was ‘planned double-cross victim’

A young man who fatally stabbed a teen in a fake drug deal that went horribly wrong didn’t realise a mutual friend had set him up in a plot to steal his car.

Rebecca Le May

Kristopher Dean Sheppard, Andrew Whetu Haenga and James Patrick Fisher.

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Bikie riot to deliver ‘one of biggest trials in WA history’

A group of bikies who allegedly attacked rivals with pool cues, billiard balls and bar stools at a tavern south of Perth are set for one of the biggest trials the State has ever seen, a court has been told.

Rebecca Le May

A jumbo truck on the Onslow haul road.

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MinRes yanks all trucks off troubled haul road

Mineral Resources has hit another financial pothole by pulling all iron ore trucks off its trouble-plagued $2.6 billion Onslow haul road after notching half a dozen rollovers on the crucial transport link.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

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Hale headmaster Dean Dell’Oro used his latest school newsletter to question what message the show might send boys.

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Hale headmaster links TV show to ‘boy bashing’

The headmaster of one of Perth’s most prestigious private boys schools used his latest school newsletter to question what message Netflix’s show Adolescence might send boys.

Kate Emery

Shares in Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources have more than halved over the past six months.

MiningCommentsPremiumMinRes, Chris Ellison face class action showdown

Mineral Resources and its founder Chris Ellison are facing a court showdown following a series of scandals that have cut the lithium and iron ore miner’s market value in half over the past six months.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

A man has died while on a rafting tour at Drysdale River National Park.

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PremiumKayaker pinned against tree in rising waters ‘for days’

Details have emerged of two kayakers stranded in crocodile-infested waters, with one man pinned against a tree for ‘days’ as water rapidly rose around him.

Andre Rebelo with Insta-famous ex-partner Grace Piscopo. Inset: Mum Colleen.

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PremiumAndre Rebelo jailed for life for callous murder of mum

The self-declared crypto trader who killed his mother for her life insurance so he could keep up with the affluent lifestyle of his Insta-famous former partner will spend at least 25 years behind bars.

A high school maths teacher has had his teaching license stripped after speaking with one of his student’s about her sex life and showing his class a naked photo of he and his partner naked in bed. 

Courts & JusticePremiumPremiumMaths teacher disqualified after showing class naked photo

A 25-year-old high school teacher has been disqualified from teaching after asking one of his students about her sex life and showing his class a naked photo of him and his ‘friend’ naked in bed. 

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Douglas Dwayne Burleigh was awarded $15,000 in compensation after police failed to follow up on a prison assault.

Courts & justicePremiumEx-inmate awarded $15k after losing teeth in prison attack

Police failed to follow up on the assault, in which the prisoner also got a broken jaw.

Georgia Campion

Watch and act advice

WA NewsCommentsResidents told to evacuate as fire near Jurien Bay rages

Watch and act advice is in place for a bushfire burning near Hill River Nature Reserve, the fire is not contained or controlled.

Artemisia Blythe

A man has died while on a rafting tour at Drysdale River National Park.

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Kayaker pinned against tree in rising waters ‘for days’

Details have emerged of two kayakers stranded in crocodile-infested waters, with one man pinned against a tree for ‘days’ as water rapidly rose around him.

Jessica Evensen

A man has been sentenced after lighting a fire to ‘get rid of snakes’.

Crime and courtsPremiumPremiumRepeat offender handed suspended jail term for lighting fire

A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to nine months suspended imprisonment for deliberately lighting a brush fire near a power station in Geraldton.

An Albany man who assaulted his 103-year-old neighbour has avoided prison.

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PremiumMan assaults 103yo neighbour, leaves her on driveway

An Albany man who assaulted his 103-year-old neighbour over bad parking and left her on the driveway to do his shopping has avoided jail. 

Bunbury surgeon Sue Chapman has accepted 87 anonymous donations included some that totalled $100,000, $25,000, $12,500 and $10,000 despite her website promising “greater transparency and accountability”.

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CommentsPremiumAnonymous donors bankroll WA teal’s ‘transparent’ campaign

Anonymous donations are boosting a WA teal candidate’s campaign, despite her website promising ‘greater transparency and accountability’, it can be revealed.

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Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

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The US Federal Reserve in a closely watched decision Wednesday held the line on benchmark interest rates though still indicated that reductions are likely later in the year.

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China is currently facing a sluggish consumer landscape.

CNBC newsCommentsChina’s plan to ‘boost consumption’ in bid to grow economy

China announced a “Special Action Plan to Boost Consumption” on Sunday in a bid to prop up domestic consumption in the world’s second largest economy.

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Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri last month.

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WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: The British F1 star opened up on his relationship with his Aussie teammate as the pair get ready to do battle in Melbourne this weekend.

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BusinessCommentsRecession fear erupts: Dow tumbles, Nasdaq’s falls

A three-week market sell-off has intensified, with investors worried tariff policy uncertainty would tip the economy into a recession, something President Donald Trump has not rule out.

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Chief, the dog of Virginia Giuffre, is pictured at her home in Perth on Wednesday. Ms Giuffre is believed to be in hospital following a bus crash. NewsWire / Sharon Smith

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Alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre was charged with breaching a family violence order just days before she made headlines following a bus crash.

Duncan Evans

The Education Department has ordered WA public schools to stop using bicycles or tricycles without chain guards after the tip of a child’s toe was severed in an accident.

EducationCommentsPremiumSchools told to stop using bikes after child’s toe severed

The Education Department has ordered WA public schools to stop using bicycles or tricycles without chain guards after the tip of a child’s toe was severed in an accident.

Bethany Hiatt

Former WA governor Malcolm McCusker.

State politicsCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumMalcolm McCusker to lead inquiry in State election debacle

Premier Roger Cook has announced that the former WA governor will lead a special inquiry into the State election.

Richard TU was last seen in Atwell at about 9pm on March 31.

missing personPremiumPremiumWelfare concerns for WA teen

Police are searching for a 17-year-old boy who has not been seen since Monday.

Watch and act advice

WA NewsCommentsCommentsResidents told to evacuate as fire near Jurien Bay rages

Watch and act advice is in place for a bushfire burning near Hill River Nature Reserve, the fire is not contained or controlled.

Noah Marsandi was jailed for 10 years over his involvement in a crime syndicate.

Crime PremiumMassive drug deal ‘go between’ handed decade-long jail term

A man who agreed to be paid ‘a few thousand dollars’ to help facilitate a massive drug deal has been handed a year of jail for every day he was involved in the illicit enterprise.

Rebecca Le May