Shinju Matsuri festivities continue into their final week, with plenty to come and a packed program of art, music, food, film and community events.
Phoebe Solon
Cain Andrews
Broome’s Shinju Matsuri has continued across the past week, with events held throughout the town celebrating local culture, food, music and community.
Four custom-fitted vehicles serving as TAFE classrooms will be deployed to the Kimberley and Pilbara as part of the Federal Government’s effort to bring more training options to remote communities.
A man who threatened to cut his neighbour’s head off, put it on a pole and set light to his house, while unknowingly suffering from schizophrenia, has been jailed for two years after burning his own garden.
Laura Newell
Health professionals from across the Kimberley gathered in Broome for a two-day forum focused on improving ear and hearing health, particularly among First Nations children.
A 52-year-old Cable Beach woman has been charged with 84 counts of stealing and fraud after allegedly using corporate credit cards to make personal purchases while employed with the Education Department.
A breakfast burger has become an unlikely piece of evidence after police in WA’s north uncovered a shocking addition hidden inside.
Tegwen Bescoby
Seventeen Kimberley native title parties have received a share in $3.69m in State Government grants in an effort to strengthen Aboriginal heritage management across the region.
Four Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations will share in more than $8m in State Government funding to deliver 13 homes for Aboriginal and employees and their families across the Pilbara and Kimberley.
Perth rockers Southern River Band are heading back to Broome for a second performance at The Roey in September and they are ready to tear the house down.
A court has been told how terrified Broome shop staff at three Dampier Terrace stores were menaced by an intoxicated woman rampaging through the premises, eventually stabbing a worker in the neck.
There’s a modular mess awaiting liquidators after Perth construction hopeful NXT Builds hit the wall with homes unfinished. Plus: Bitcoin bull stampedes the exit.
A paraplegic criminal nicknamed ‘Hot Wheels’ has been described by a judge as an ‘unstoppable and prolific drug dealer’ before being jailed for eight years.
Caleb Runciman
The Big Australian is swinging the axe on a chunk of its 1600-strong workforce at a massive Pilbara iron ore mine.
Adrian Rauso
Detectives have charged four men with offences including attempted murder as part of their investigation into a terrifying Warnbro home invasion where two people were stabbed.
A West Australian man detained in a Thai prison after allegedly killing a teenage girl and stuffing her body into a suitcase has been receiving diplomatic support, as his estranged parents lash out.
Charlton Hart
Health authorities have issued an urgent warning about a popular but extreme indoor fitness craze in the wake of seven people being rushed to hospital after collapsing at a Perth meet.
Ben Harvey
The family of the latest person killed on WA roads has spoken out about their senseless loss and absolute heartbreak, saying the tragedy has “left a hole in all of our lives that can never be filled.”
A cunning Royals’ gameplan has undone Denmark-Walpole and handed the Lions hosting rights for this week’s huge elimination final after they finished the GSFL season in third place on the ladder.
A finals football match was brought to a standstill when a player suddenly collapsed on the field and stopped breathing.
Rural Aid was out in force at the Dowerin Machinery Field Days, in the charity’s largest presence at the annual event after an increase in counsellors to tackle regional mental health.
Georgia Campion
Hire fees for the Goldfields Arts Centre and neighbouring community pavilion had the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder rake in almost $135,000 from this year’s Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum.
Tegan Guthrie
Homelessness in Kalgoorlie-Boulder is becoming a reality for more than just the disadvantaged and those at-risk because of a housing shortage and rising cost-of-living.
Toby Cann & Rosa Griffith
Swan Valley residents have walked away from a meeting with the Deputy Premier feeling “jubilant” after years of protesting increasing flooding as a result of neighbouring housing developments.
For most young Australians, moving out of home is little more than a distant dream.
Public housing and former hotels sit idle in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, while homelessness and housing shortages continue to affect the local community.
The early 2000s platform would capitalise on nostalgia and rejection of the traditional social media experience. Would you go back?
Sawdah Bhaimiya
Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.
Sam Meredith
Michael Burry is sticking with his bearish wagers even as the S&P500 surges to a record high, warning that the rally could still end in a sharp sell-off reminiscent of the 1987 stock-market crash.
Yun Li
BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the US and Iran.
A cold McMuffin found during a car search left police Mcspeechless and one man facing court.
David Hannant
Two people who acted to protect and assist others during a stabbing incident in South Hedland are among the latest recipients of Australian Bravery Awards.
Kirsty Lichtenstein
A Perth doctor, who has been honoured for his bravery after an armed attacker stormed a North Perth medical practice, says the incident showed the power of people coming together when faced with danger.
An Albany man accused of inducing a child to act as a prostitute in Perth earlier this year has attempted to apply for a suppression order, in an effort to limit his “embarrassment” and “reputational damage”.
ANDREW GREENE: The squabble between Pauline Hanson and Labor has overshadowed a much more serious debate inside a Government rattled by the scale of One Nation’s win.
A teenager from WA’s Great Southern is being treated in a Bali hospital for burns to his face and arms after a popular Seminyak restaurant went up in flames on Sunday night.
Caitlin Vinci
