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Jan 14, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Esse Deves
A total of 10 melon-headed whales have now been found on a beach and in mangroves near Broome in Western Australia's far north, according to wildlife authorities. The issue was first reported to Kimberley Parks and Wildlife Services on Monday after a local resident stumbled across three dead whales during her morning walk at Mangalagun Crab Creek Beach, north-east of the tourist town.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Esse Deves |Alys Marshall
Over the past decade, more than 2,000 foreign fishing boats have been caught operating illegally in waters off Australia's northern coastline stretching from Western Australia's Kimberley region to Queensland's far north. Onboard are mostly Indonesian nationals and fishers from Papua New Guinea who have been intercepted in the Torres Strait. Covering more than 33,000 square kilometres, the protected coastline is patrolled by Australia's Border and Defence Forces.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Esse Deves |Alys Marshall |Giulia Bertoglio
Indigenous West Australian station workers and their families will share $144,375,000 in compensation for unpaid wages in a landmark Federal court judgement. The judgement was streamed online from a Melbourne courtroom on Wednesday, four weeks after Justice Bernard Murphy approved the $180 million class action settlement on October 30.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Esse Deves |Alys Marshall
The Federal Court has approved the Western Australian government's settlement payment of $180 million to eligible Aboriginal workers who had their wages withheld or were underpaid due to historic government policy. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and descriptions of people who have died.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Esse Deves
Intravenous drug users in Western Australia's north will soon be able to exchange used needles for sterile ones, as the state government moves to address concerns around discarded needles littering the streets of Broome. On Thursday, WA Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson announced the existing Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) in Broome would become an exchange program.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Esse Deves
Kate Harper reflects on the unbreakable bond she has with her "perfect match" — her sister Nikki, who is her kidney donor. October is a special month for the 35-year-old Broome woman, as she marks her "two-year transplant anniversary" with her sister, but also triumphs at the Australian Transplant Games in Canberra. "She [Nikki] is just the most selfless, incredible person," Ms Harper said.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Esse Deves |Gareth McKnight
West Australian police have offered a reward of up to $250,000 for information helping to identify a man they say violently assaulted a backpacker during a party at a popular Kimberley beach. WA Police say a 31-year-old woman was bashed over the head and sexually assaulted in sand dunes at Broome's Cable Beach on May 29, 2022. The woman was attending a 'bush-doof' or beach party, with a crowd of around 200 people at the event.
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Sep 5, 2024 | abc.net.au | Esse Deves |Gareth McKnight
West Australian police have offered a reward of up to $250,000 for information helping to identify a man they say violently assaulted a backpacker during a party at a popular Kimberley beach. WA Police say a 31-year-old woman was bashed over the head and sexually assaulted in sand dunes at Broome's Cable Beach on May 29, 2022. The woman was attending a 'bush-doof' or beach party, with a crowd of around 200 people at the event.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Esse Deves |Dunja Karagic
Six weeks after alcohol restrictions were introduced in three regional towns in Western Australia's far north, the state government says it has seen an "almost immediate" drop in rates of alcohol-fuelled family and domestic violence (FDV). According to figures provided to the government by WA Police, there has been a 42 per cent decrease in the number of alcohol-related FDV offences across Broome, Derby and Fitzroy Crossing since the restrictions were introduced on July 15.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Ted O'Connor |Vanessa Mills |Esse Deves
Tourists who normally flock to northern WA for winter sunshine at this time of year are instead sweltering through record-breaking heat, as tour operators seek workarounds to keep them cool and safe. Temperatures across Western Australia's north peaked at more than 41 degrees Celsius on Monday, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting more hot weather to come. August maximum temperatures in the region usually fluctuate in the low 30s.
