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  4. Port reopening PremiumCattle now shipped following end of Broome Port strike

  5. Shinju Matsuri PremiumShinju celebrations continue across Broome

Shinju Matsuri

Shinju Matsuri PremiumShinju Matsuri opening weekend

Broome burst into life over the weekend as Shinju Matsuri officially opened its 17-day celebration of the town’s vibrant culture, history and multicultural community.

Phoebe Solon

Djugun Flames social division team after their grand final win.

NetballPremiumDjugun Flames claim quadruple netball grand final wins

The Djugun Flames took home grand final wins across four divisions of the Broome Netball Association’s competition at the weekend. 

Cain Andrews

Industrial action at one of Broome’s largest ports has been suspended following a three-week strike.

WA NewsPremiumIndustrial action at Broome Port to be suspended

MUAWA branch secretary Will Tracey confirmed the parties reached an agreement in principle on Friday following a mammoth eight-hour meeting with the Fair Work Commission.

Jessica Evensen

Broome’s Jake Powers received the Cecilia Cubillo Young Achiever Award at this years National Indigenous Fashion Awards

Arts PremiumKimberley fashion stars take out national NIFA awards

Two of the Kimberley’s Indigenous fashion champions have been recognised on the national stage, taking home awards at the 2026 National Indigenous Fashion Awards on Larrakia Country in Darwin on August 5.

Phoebe Solon

Dr Dodson with our Chancellor Paul McClintock.

Community PremiumPatrick Dodson recognised for lifetime of service

Yawuru Elder and respected Kimberley leader Dr Patrick Dodson honoured with an Honorary Doctor of Letters from The University of Notre Dame Australia

Phoebe Solon

Floating lanterns were part of the 2023 Shinju Matsuri.

Shinju Matsuri PremiumThe final Shinju Week

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

The spectacular Kimberley landscape around the Horizontal Falls.

Community PremiumPremiumFunds for Kimberley native title parties delivers local jobs

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. 

One of the homes built through the grant program.

Housing PremiumPremiumKimberley and Pilbara ACCOs receive housing boost

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.  

Southern River Band will perform at The Roey on Saturday, September 5.

Arts PremiumPremiumSouthern River Band return to Broome

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 worker was stabbed in the neck during a rampage through Dampier Terrace shops.

Courts & crimePremiumWoman jailed after stabbing Broome shop worker in neck

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.

Laura Newell

Shinju Matsuri, Chinatown Feast

Shinju Matsuri PremiumShinju Matsuri celebrations continue across Broome

Broome’s Shinju Matsuri has continued across the past week, with events held throughout the town celebrating local culture, food, music and community.

Phoebe Solon

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Ryan Salton revealed as ‘Hot Wheels’ drug dealer Facebook

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‘Unstoppable’ paraplegic Perth drug dealer identified

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

An autonomous truck at a BHP Pilbara iron ore mine

MiningPremiumBHP to sack WA iron ore workers amid tech expansion

The Big Australian is swinging the axe on a chunk of its 1600-strong workforce at a massive Pilbara iron ore mine.

Adrian Rauso

Forensic officers at the house of the attack.

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Attempted murder charges laid over Warnbro home invasion

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.

Caleb Runciman

Newtown Condingup Football Club was rocked after a player collapsed and stop breathing during their finals match.

WA NewsPremiumWA footy finals match abandoned after freak medical episode

A finals football match was brought to a standstill when a player suddenly collapsed on the field and stopped breathing. 

Brooke Rolfe

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The extreme fitness event sent seven to hospital.

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Extreme fitness craze leaves seven in hospital in Perth

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

Jack Murray was killed in a Geraldton car crash this week.

Road tollPremiumFamily of teenager killed in crash open up about heartbreak

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.”

Kate Campbell

Royals' Cameron Smith knocks the ball clear of Denmark-Walpole's James Charlesworth.

Strong showing PremiumPremiumLions roar over Magpies in deciding home-and-away fixture

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.

Newtown Condingup Football Club was rocked after a player collapsed and stop breathing during their finals match.

WA NewsPremiumPremiumWA footy finals match abandoned after freak medical episode

A finals football match was brought to a standstill when a player suddenly collapsed on the field and stopped breathing. 

Swans CEO Matthew Pavlich and chair Andrew Pridham on Wednesday.

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‘Deeply embarrassed & ashamed’: Swans bosses on player bans

Sydney chair Andrew Pridham says banned Swans players are ‘extremely remorseful for their actions’ and says the decision to ‘effectively torpedo our season’ showed how seriously the club had taken the matter.

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Rural Aid counsellor Chris Gibbs at the 2026 Dowerin Machinery Field Days.

Dowerin Machinery Field DaysPremiumRural Aid’s ‘largest’ presence at Dowerin field days

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

Delegates enter the community pavilion for the 2026 Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum.

City incomePremiumCity rakes in $133,000 from 2026 Diggers & Dealers

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

Anglicare WA Goldfields service manager Joshua Simpaya believes increasing house prices and the shortage of viable shelter in Kalgoorlie-Boulder had made securing housing so difficult, many locals were struggling regardless of their financial situation.

Special reportPremiumCost of living, housing shortages drive homelessness

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 are feeling hopeful there will be action on flooding issues.

With a paddlePremiumPremiumSwan Valley residents ‘jubilant’ after meeting on flooding

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.

Harry Dowsett at his new home.

Special reportPremiumPremiumModern-day trials and tribulations of leaving home

For most young Australians, moving out of home is little more than a distant dream.

Kalgoorlie-Boulder mayor Glenn Wilson.

Special reportPremiumPremiumBuildings sit empty amid housing crisis

Public housing and former hotels sit idle in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, while homelessness and housing shortages continue to affect the local community.

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CNBC newsMyspace eyes comeback to combat social media fatigue

The early 2000s platform would capitalise on nostalgia and rejection of the traditional social media experience. Would you go back?

Sawdah Bhaimiya

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

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WA NewsVideoRaging fireball engulfs boat as toxic smoke chokes Freo

A motorboat has burst into a raging fireball at Fremantle’s Challenger Harbour, sending massive plumes of toxic black smoke over the city.

Charlton Hart

Luke Herdegen and, left, One Nation WA leader Rod Caddies. at Secret Harbour today.

State PoliticsPremium‘Gloves off’: One Nation warns Cook on Perth’s ‘heartland’

Luke Herdegen has declared Secret Harbour and the surrounding suburbs are now One Nation ‘heartland’ and warned Labor the ‘gloves are off’ after its historic by-election defeat.

Jessica Page

An 18-year-old man has died after his car left a Wheatbelt road and crashed into a tree.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumPremiumTeenager killed after car hits tree in Wheatbelt

An 18-year-old man has died after his car left a Wheatbelt road and crashed into a tree.

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POLITICS‘Secret Harbour win a sign One Nation perception has changed’: Joyce

Barnaby Joyce has weighed into One Nation’s massive upset in Western Australia after the party unseated Labor from a historically safe seat.

Ryan Salton revealed as ‘Hot Wheels’ drug dealer Facebook

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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.

Perth firefighter and endurance runner Phil Gore during his epic Project 168 challenge to raise $168,000 for Telethon.

TELETHON Ultramarathon man digs deep to raise $250k for sick kids

While Phil Gore’s bid to run a 6.7km loop of the Armadale Soccer Club oval on the hour for 168 hours straight fell short, he couldn’t be prouder of the result.

Kirsty Lichtenstein