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WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch rejects claims that Broome is in the midst of a crime crisis, but residents disagree and some are voting with their feet.

Former Department of Housing contractor Craig Robert Dale pleads guilty to defrauding the remote Kimberley community of Warmun to the tune of $2.7 million.

Lawford Benning is a well-known Indigenous advocate in the East Kimberley, but some traditional owners have been left angry and hurt by the circumstances surrounding his re-appointment in 2022 as MG Corporation's executive chair.

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.

A Supreme Court sentencing hears that two triple-0 calls were made the night Warrick Walkerbear bashed his partner to death, but officers did not intervene.

Stephen Neil White's crimes were so serious that a court imposed a continuing detention order on him to keep him behind bars in WA. That has now been rescinded and he will be released back into the community.

Less than a century ago, Indigenous men were paid in small stone "coupons" for their work on cattle stations. Now, Mervyn Street has helped win those workers and their families landmark compensation.

As the WA government faces a barrage of criticism over youth justice, Indigenous leaders in the East Kimberley are pushing the case for a so-called cultural sentencing trek, arguing a new approach is desperately needed.

Spurred by community outcry, the changes include new penalties for on-selling alcohol to banned drinkers, with a view to reducing family and domestic violence.

Airnorth's fares connecting the Kimberley to Darwin have dropped since Nexus entered the air space, and while it means cheaper tickets there may be trouble on the horizon.

Kununurra's housing crisis is causing havoc with the town's childcare sector, as the local shire reveals plans to attract much-needed workers to the remote town.

On a stifling hot day in the Kimberley, the 22-year-old drove away from his family in a vehicle packed with food and water. The 4WD and its contents were found a week later — but the young stockman remains missing.

Slater and Gordon has announced it is investigating a possible class action into "substandard" public housing conditions of remote Aboriginal tenants across the state. 

A jury clears Corinthian Newry, 33, of raping a woman in the Kimberley, following a trial focusing heavily on the complainant's alcohol consumption on the day in question.

Corinthian Newry is on trial in Kununurra for allegedly raping a woman from a remote Indigenous community at the town's football oval.

Businesses across northern Australia are chasing a Kimberley beef company for significant unpaid debts, according to industry sources.

This $12 million build failed as a student hostel, and now Indigenous leaders want to use it to address social problems in the Kimberley town of Kununurra.

With supply down by more than 50 per cent, WA supermarkets are struggling to fill shelves with the popular fragrant fruit amid an unusually light national harvest.

From fewer cyclones to higher temperatures and drier conditions, here's what an El Niño wet season has in store for northern Australia.

As Yes supporters label the swift rejection of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament a "kick in the guts", a clearer picture emerges of the parts of WA where the concept was least accepted. 

As the dust settles on the Voice referendum, WA state political reporter Keane Bourke explains how the west was lost, and what it means going forward for First Nations people.

Western Australians were still lining up to cast their votes for more than an hour and a half after the national result was known – here’s how that played out.

Bullo River Station on the edge of the east Kimberley is a cattle station with its gaze firmly fixed on nature. Working with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, they are demonstrating conservation and pastoral activities can coexist.

The Fitzroy Crossing bridge's completion is set to provide certainty for freight companies and tourists approaching the upcoming wet season.

Excitement is building as the wet season looms in a West Australian town famed for its sport fishing. But this man-made angling spot has authorities concerned boaties are risking their lives.