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  1. Domestic Violence PremiumNew $4.2m Broome family and domestic violence refuge opens

  2. EntertainmentPremiumNoongar children’s Theatre Production coming to Broome

  3. Land reforms PremiumResidents urged to weigh in on land reforms

  4. Health PremiumBroome to host free Kimberley ear health forum

  5. Trade ThreatPremiumCattle industry under threat from live export ban petition

Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders is fighting a slew of sexual assault charges.

Courts & JusticePremiumNew details on how police bugged sex-accused Bishop’s house

Detectives investigating the alleged child sex crimes of the former Bishop of Broome placed secret cameras in his home and car as they worked to build a case against him.

Hannah Cross

WA Police have started to target bikies in the Kimberley, with a recent operation stopping and searching seven riders and their vehicles on Great Northern Highway.

Bikies targetedPremiumPolice target bikies in the Kimberley

Bikie gangs making their way to the Kimberley have been targeted in a recent police operation, with Kimberley Supt John Hutchison warning them “the Kimberley is not open for organised crime”.

Cain Andrews

A rogue camel bucked off two tourists when a ride on Broome’s picturesque Cable Beach went awry on Saturday. 

WATCHVideoRogue camel throws off tourists during Broome beach ride

A rogue camel bucked off two tourists — sending them to hospital with injuries — when a ride on Broome’s picturesque Cable Beach went awry on Saturday. 

Phoebe Solon

The 82-year-old passed away just one day after completing his sixth charity ride.

CharityHeartbreak as elderly man dies one day after charity cycle

A family has gone from celebrating their beloved grandfather’s incredible cross-country feat to mourning his death in less than 24 hours. 

Tegwen Bescoby

Members of the crowd at the Kimberley Cup.

Races PremiumSeason’s biggest crowd at Kimberley Cup

Kings Sicario claims the 2026 Roebuck Bay Hotel Kimberley Cup, leading home a quality field before the largest crowd of the Broome Turf Club season to date

Phoebe Solon

Broome Port.

Industrial action PremiumStrike shuts down Broome Port operations

A strike has shut down Broome Port and the adjacent Kimberley Marine Support Base after negotiations between the Kimberley Ports Authority and the Maritime Union of Australia stalled. 

Cain Andrews

A concept plan for worker dwellings on Cottier Drive.

Housing PremiumPremium$5m cash injection for Hedland key worker housing project

Port Hedland’s key worker housing project has received another $5 million boost from the State Government with more than half of the $40m project now funded through external contributions and grants. 

Bullen Medal Best and Fairest winner Bidyadanga Emus' Taryce Stewart and WKFL President Antonietta Scriva.

Football PremiumPremiumWest Kimberely Football League awards

The WKFL capped off a sensational 2026 season by honouring its top individual performers at its annual awards night, celebrating the extraordinary talent and sportsmanship that defined this year’s campaign.

A 27-year-old Broome man charged with a string of drug and fraud offences after police allegedly uncovered several illicit drugs, cash and evidence linked to an insurance fraud investigation during traffic stop.

Crime PremiumPremiumBroome man charged with drug and fraud offences

27-year-old Broome man has been charged with a string of drug and fraud offences after police traffic stop

Cable Beach Football Club stalwart Mick Albert.

Community PremiumLocal footy stalwart win new club BBQ from King of the Tongs

Cable Beach Football Club stalwart Mick Albert has been named a winner in Bunnings’ King of the Tongs competition, for his dedication to local football. 

Cain Andrews

DigiVAN Skill Engineer coordinators Mike McCarthy and Cody Dillon.

Education PremiumSkill Engineer launches Broome DigiVAN

The Skill Engineer has launched its new DigiVAN project in Broome, teaching students essential skills in music and podcast production. 

Cain Andrews

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A young man has died after rolling his ute on a regional highway in WA’s north-west.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumDriver dies at the wheel after 4WD rolls

A young man has died after rolling his ute on a regional highway in WA’s north-west.

Brooke Rolfe

Ethan Mead died at the scene when he lost control of his Toyota LandCruiser ute and rolled several times while driving south on Dartmoor Road

The Geraldton GuardianPremium‘World turned upside down’: Young man killed in WA crash

The shattered family of a 21-year-old man killed in a car rollover in the Mid West last week have laid bare their utter grief and devastation, paying heart-wrenching tributes to their beloved son and brother.

Kate Campbell

Catholic Education WA has released a new code of conduct which spells out clear expectations for the behaviour of parents and carers at all 149 Catholic schools across the State.

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Parents could be banned from Catholic schools under new code

Aggressive or bad-mannered parents who threaten or swear at teachers in Catholic schools or barge into classrooms are being put on notice they will face consequences, including being banned from the premises.

Bethany Hiatt

Chanelle Marie Harris leaves Perth Supreme Court on Wednesday 5 August.

CrimePremiumWoman charged with fatal Ellenbrook crash faces court

Chanelle Marie Harris briefly fronted court over a fatal crash that claimed the life of her passenger after a collision with a vehicle towing a horse float.

Jessica Evensen

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Catholic Education WA has released a new code of conduct which spells out clear expectations for the behaviour of parents and carers at all 149 Catholic schools across the State.

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Parents could be banned from Catholic schools under new code

Aggressive or bad-mannered parents who threaten or swear at teachers in Catholic schools or barge into classrooms are being put on notice they will face consequences, including being banned from the premises.

Bethany Hiatt

The scene of the horror crash near Shark Bay.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumHeartbreaking final words to dying driver after horror crash

A selfless first responder to a double fatal head-on collision near Shark Bay has recounted how she spoke quiet, gentle words to one of the drivers involved in the tragedy before they took their final breath.

Brooke Rolfe

A WA Police vehicle parked outside Manjimup Accessories during Tuesday's operation, with police assisting Department of Health officers.

PolicePremiumPremiumPolice back health in Manjimup tobacco raid

Officers from the Department of Health’s tobacco and vape regulation directorate were accompanied by South West police at a Manjimup business as part of a regulatory activity. 

A woman who was caught in a car with a trafficable quantity of meth, illegal weapons and cannabis has been granted bail until her next court hearing.

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PremiumBail for woman accused of trafficable meth haul in car

A woman allegedly caught during a traffic stop in Mt Barker with a huge meth haul in her car along with illegal weapons has been granted bail. 

Police from the major crash investigation section are trying to determine the cause of the collision.

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A serious crash near Shark Bay on Monday has killed two people and critically injured a 12-year-old child, who is receiving treatment on an emergency jet flight back to Perth.

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Two people have died after two vehicles collide on North West Coastal Highway near Shark Bay.

EmergencyPremiumHead-on crash: Grandmother, grandson recovering in hospital

A 12-year-old boy and his grandmother are recovering in hospital after surviving a horror head-on crash near Shark Bay, which claimed the life of their husband and grandfather as well as another driver.

Brooke Rolfe, Sally Q Davies

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti says the initial Oakajee access road will be completed later this year.

EnergyPremiumOakajee under consideration for future oil refinery

The Mid West could play a major role in ensuring consistent fuel supply to Australia, as Oakajee is under consideration to host an oil refinery.  

Sally Q Davies

Year 5 students Will Mattin, Edward Matthews, and Rupert Telford, all 10, took part in NAPLAN tests earlier this year.

NAPLAN resultsPremiumGap between regional and city results highlighted in NAPLAN

Regional WA schoolchildren have fallen behind their counterparts in the metropolitan area in this year’s NAPLAN results across all testing areas.

Sienna Seychell

The tinny rescued from the port.

RescuePremiumPremiumMid West Ports security patrol rescue boat in distress

A Mid West Ports worker has been crowned a hero after rescuing a tinny and its skipper in distress from Geraldton waters last week.

Five Senses Coffee founder Dean Gallagher.

Weed Control PremiumPremiumSouth West business owner in fight against arum lilies

Local landholder, conservation volunteer and Five Senses Coffee founder Dean Gallagher is been tackling arum lilies on his property in Quindalup, alongside the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.

WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti.

Regional HousingPremiumPremiumMore regional homes on the way with new grant program

As the regions continue to battle the housing market, the State Government is looking to deliver more than 900 homes across WA, with the Mid West set to receive up to $5.3 million in grants. 

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An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among the banks of the river Rhine near Neuss, western Germany, on July 30, 2026, as the water level in the Rhine is falling to a record low following exceptionally hot weather.

CNBC newsPremiumEurope is blowing up riverbeds to save its economy

Authorities are turning to extreme measures to fight the economy-threatening drought, like blowing up riverbeds.

Sam Meredith

Michael Burry, former head of Scion Capital Group.

CNBC newsPremiumBurry of The Big Short fame says we’re near ‘1987-type fall’

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 chief executive Meg ONeill.

CNBC newsPremiumBP profit more than doubles, Trump blasts Big Oil

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.

Sam Meredith

Android figures at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US.

TechnologyPremiumGoogle loses fight on record $6.8 billion antitrust fine

Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.

Arjun Kharpal

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CRIMEGosnells man charged over terrifying car smashing rampage

A Gosnells man has been accused of arming himself with a metal pole to carry out a terrifying rampage smashing up cars across Perth on Friday.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Perth is copping the worst of a cold and rainy weather system on Saturday.

WEATHERPerth wakes to cold, wet weather, thunderstorm looming

Perth is copping the worst of a cold and unsettled weather system on Saturday, with an isolated thunderstorm possible and up to 20mm of rain forecast,

Kirsty Lichtenstein

This is the second strike from BHP workers. Supplied

AT WORKPremiumPremiumUnion boss explains $120m BHP strike

Mining giant BHP could lose millions in revenue this weekend as workers walk off the job at a major export terminal.

Politics is getting personal in Secret Harbour where immigration rates, the cost-of-living, housing and health are fuelling voter anger and indecision. Pictured L-R: Roger Cook, Georgia Tree, Pauline Hanson, and Luke Herdegen.

state politicsVideoPremiumPremiumAlbo and Hanson fuelling tide of discontent in by-election

Politics is getting personal in Secret Harbour where immigration rates, the cost-of-living, housing and health are fuelling voter anger and indecision. 

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PremiumCruise chaos as union strikes threaten to strand passengers

Hundreds of cruise ship passengers due to dock at Broome next week face being stranded off the coast because of a high-seas standoff between the wharfies union and the Cook Government.

Mount Helena residents Yvette Quarles and Paul Hemsworth are speaking out against confusing changes to the FOGO bin system and composting.

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Controversial Perth FOGO bin changes cause a stink

Frustration is boiling to the surface in the two-thirds of metropolitan councils that have introduced green FOGO bins for organic waste. 

Bethany Hiatt, Brooke Rolfe, Caitlin Vinci and Kirsty Lichtenstein