The First National Lake Argyle Swim recorded its biggest event to date, drawing more than 750 visitors to the East Kimberley and 400 swimmers to the water for the open-water race
Phoebe Solon
Laura Newell
A new fitness initiative with a digital component from the founder of Parkrun Australia is rewarding kids at East Kimberley College for doing laps and getting their bodies moving before the school bell rings.
Danielle Marsland
Shire of Broome endorses the release of its public health plan 2026–2031 for public consultation
Eight freshly trained station hands are set to embark on their new careers after graduating from a Kimberley and NT-based training and personal development program.
More than 100 new homes are set to be built in Broome — 33 of them to be social housing dwellings — and a further 55 social housing units are set for major upgrades.
Shire of Broome unanimously deferred decision on proposal to convert former Exhibition Centre and Public Performance Centre at 12 Frederick Street into a much-needed medical centre
Big wins and close matches mark West Kimberley Football League round one opener in Broome on May 2
The Shire of Broome wants to increase rates by just under 6 per cent, to fill its 2026-27 budget deficiency of $32.4 million.
Forty-seven years after opening his first Broome jewellery store, pioneering craftsman John Miller has returned to the town that helped launch his career, reopening a new shop beside his original premises.
Shire of Broome adopts updated State of the Environment Report and Environmental Management Plan 2025
A major cutback at the State’s largest iron ore producer is believed to be in motion as speculation mounts that a high-ranking Perth manager will soon depart.
Adrian Rauso
A woman in her 60s is in a critical condition after being rushed to hospital under priority one following a horror crash.
Kirsty Lichtenstein
A man charged with manslaughter over the death of his colleague at a Goldfields gold mine last month has fronted court.
Tegan Guthrie
Childcare giant G8 Education will close about 40 childcare centres around Australia - and 12 in WA - with ‘horrific’ child sex abuse charges against a former staffer partly blamed.
Rebecca Le May
While it was originally thought that 10,000 steps a day was the golden number for everyone, age plays a huge part in how much you should walk to meet daily physical activity guidelines.
Claire Sadler
A 22-year-old man has died and another young man has been charged with dangerous driving after a tragic crash in Albany.
Perth’s median house price is on track to jump by a whopping 20 per cent this year — the equivalent of almost $500 a day — according to WA’s peak industry body.
Port Hedland is the biggest winner out of Roger Cook’s Budget boost for regional housing but after years of inaction, the Premier is blamed for playing ‘catch-up’ on supply.
If you want to stick to the classics, the focus should be on choosing great produce and expert technique. This Busselton eatery delivered on both counts.
Jay Hanna
Melissa Sheil
A man’s “idiot day” after his first time taking drugs allegedly saw him drive recklessly through Ninga Mia, speed towards his partner on a park bench, and reverse into a marked police car.
The Shire of Coolgardie has shortlisted candidates for its chief executive position and remains largely on track to have someone locked into the position by the end of August, president Paul Wilcox says.
Farmers are being forced to adapt and innovate as drought conditions intensify and global shocks push up costs and risk vital fertiliser supplies.
A joint exhibition by two Esperance artists will use photography and journalling to show two distinct ways of expressing the region’s natural beauty.
A common side effect of many GLP-1 drugs is hair loss. It’s creating a growing market for hair treatment products.
Laya Neelakandan
People will be living and working on the moon within the next decade, according to the boss of space tech company Voyager Technologies.
Lucy Handley
The world has lost 13 million barrels of oil per day thanks to the war, and there are major disruptions in vital commodities, International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol said.
Holly Ellyatt
The probe is zeroing in on at least two instances over a roughly two-week period when trading volumes jumped sharply just ahead of key White House news.
Yun Li
Mr Grayden died aged 105 on April 28 following a short illness.
Jessica Evensen
Like any doting grandmother having a moment on national television, Dorian Patrick was full of praise when asked about her grandson, the hero swimmer Austin Appelbee.
Brooke Rolfe
One of Anthony Albanese’s Labor backbenchers has hit out at WA’s share of the GST labelling it a ‘terrible’ and ‘dysfunctional’ deal which he insisted was ‘bad for my state of New South Wales’.
Popular Australian author Craig Silvey has pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material, but two other charges have been dropped.
More than half of WA doctors in training have experienced burnout due to unsafe and unpaid overtime as well as insufficient access to leave, the latest Hospital Health Check survey has revealed.
A teenage motorcyclist has died after his bike collided with a truck at Perth Airport, sparking a major crash investigation.
