The disgraced former Bishop of Broome has become the most senior Catholic to be convicted of historic sex crimes after he was found guilty of more than a dozen counts of abuse against two young Indigenous men.
Hannah Cross
Cain Andrews
The Broome Towns have won both the men’s and women’s West Kimberley Football League grand finals after snuffing out Cable Beach at the weekend.
Broome musician and sound healer Stellar Moon will showcase Kimberley music, culture and community through a series of performances and collaborative events at this year’s Shinju Matsuri festival.
Phoebe Solon
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.
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.
Nine new streets in Broome North are set to bear Yawuru names after the Shire of Broome unanimously backed the proposal at its July 30 council meeting.
Upgrades to Old Broome Road are now officially complete, with finishing works to the $3.9m project now finalised.
People across the Kimberley are being urged to act early if they notice potential symptoms of lung cancer as Cancer Council WA launches an awareness campaign this month.
Cancer Council WA is calling on Kimberley residents, businesses, schools and community groups to get behind Daffodil Day to raise money and awareness for life-changing cancer research.
As NAISDA celebrates its 50th year, the college is inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performers to apply for its 2027 intake.
More than 600 students from eight Broome schools attended The Kids STEM Festival as the outreach initiative returned to the tourist town this week as part of National Science Week.
Children and young people in remote areas like the Kimberley will have greater access to specialist mental health care after the launch of a new $12 million virtual service.
Subiaco coach Jarrad Schofield has learnt whether his appeal to overturn a two-match ban for umpire abuse has been successful.
Mitchell Woodcock
A helicopter pilot with not long left to live is challenging his dismissal by a US-headquartered company, alleging he was axed to avoid a redundancy pay-out after more than two decades of service.
Rebecca Le May
A Western Power manager who raped a colleague while on a work trip was given a reduced sentence after glowing character references from family, friends and co-workers.
Ben Harvey
The joint venture behind the luxurious but trouble-plagued in Shenton Park goes into administration
Kim Macdonald
The Perth billionaire is embroiled in a fresh court battle, this time sued by a corporate advisory firm claiming up to $60 million in an alleged breach of contract.
Criminals convicted of abhorrent sexual crimes could be banned from using character references to score themselves a reduced sentence as the Cook Government seeks to end the controversial practice.
Charlton Hart
The Perth property market is no longer hot, with a major forecaster claiming only one suburb has made the list of the nation’s top 10 investment spots.
A man who stole a car from a Boulder driveway with a one-year-old girl and an 11-month-old boy strapped into the back seat has been sentenced to 16 months jail.
A teenager has been released on bail after she was charged over a violent attack against two girls in the Perth CBD, which was posted online and showed a girl being stomped on in the middle of the road.
Researchers have visited an isolated and endangered sea lion population off the Mid West coast to learn more about them and protect them from diseases, including H5 bird flu.
Sally Q Davies
Conflict in the Middle East is fuelling pessimism for Mid West businesses about their futures, according to a new report from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA.
Sienna Seychell
Authorities have issued a warning about the consequences of overfishing after catching a group of fishers breaching the number and size limit for black bream at a popular lake east of Esperance.
Toby Cann
Cybersecurity risks have forced the City of Greater Geraldton to move away with their partnerships with foreign cities, after a warning from Federal Government.
A South West festival aimed about getting the most out of your garden is coming back to Margaret River next year, with organisers calling on locals to open their space to share what they have created.
The State Government and Opposition will negotiate amendments to a proposed mandatory train lighting law after the government committed to supporting Nationals WA leader Shane Love’s private member’s Bill.
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.
Europe’s top court has dismissed the tech giant’s appeals against the 2018 EU ruling.
Arjun Kharpal
Police have provided a sad update after two teenagers allegedly filmed themselves beating a black swan and forcing it to inhale vape fumes.
Emma Kirk
Chris Reason spent two weeks trekking around WA with a handycam hidden in a shopping bag, capturing undercover pictures of what would become one of the biggest scandals to hit the Catholic Church.
Chris Reason, 7NEWS
Two serious accidents in the same spot within 24 hours have left one dead and another fighting for life.
Police responses to family and domestic violence, firearm licensing and medical care are among the issues to be probed at an inquest into the murders of Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc.
One state premier has slammed a report into the GST carve-up as an “attack” and lashed “whingers” and “clowns” in other states.
WA’s deal on the Goods and Services Tax is coming under review — and with it the threat of the State losing its ‘fair share’. Here’s all you need to know about it.
Jessica Page
