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Esse Deves
Broome, WA
Esse has lived in regional WA for seven years, working across Bunbury and Broome. She is a part-time reporter for ABC Kimberley in Broome.
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Outback women strip off for 'Tits out for the girls' photo shoot to call for better breast screening services
Three women diagnosed with breast cancer in a small Western Australian town are among those calling for more screening as more than 100 strip off their shirts in a statement of solidarity.
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The Waifs push back concert after singer suffers collapsed lung in e-scooter fall
Some fans of an Aussie folk rock band will have to wait a little longer to see them in concert as vocalist Donna Simpson recovers from an e-scooter crash.
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Coroner says inquest into 12-year-old girl's death in Kimberley chopper crash 'not desirable'
A WA Coroner says he has determined he has enough evidence to make a finding without an inquest.
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Kimberley tourism 'slowly recovering' after floods, but cost of living a new challenge
Visitor numbers at several national parks in the Kimberley are returning to normal after the ravages of record flooding, and WA's hard border closures.
'It's in your face': Shocking figures reveal leading cause of death for Indigenous children
Advocates say access to mental health services needs to be urgently improved after an ABS report reveals an increase in tragedy all too common in First Nations communities.
Six people charged over second alleged attack on WA Police in a week
The alleged assault in Derby follows a separate incident that left three officers hospitalised in Broome. The state's police commissioner says community violence and attacks on police have "steadily increased".
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Perfect mosquito conditions trigger surge in dangerous viruses across northern WA
Health experts are warning people to protect themselves ahead of the wet season, as mosquito-borne virus numbers rise.
Kimberley police officers recovering after alleged assault
Three police officers were allegedly assaulted in Broome while attempting an arrest.
Two Broome cattle yards added to Indonesia's live export restriction list over lumpy skin disease fears
Government authorities maintain lumpy skin disease has never been detected in Australian cattle despite Indonesia claiming positive tests have been in recorded in livestock from three new export facilities, which follows the banning of four other facilities earlier this year.