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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Michelle Stanley |Alys Marshall |Verity Gorman |Rosanne Maloney
Record-breaking rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Zelia has closed major transport routes and left supermarket shelves in some areas stripped of goods. A section of Great Northern Highway has been closed since Thursday, and it's unclear at this stage when roads will reopen. Authorities are deploying more resources across the flood-affected areas to support the clean-up around Port and South Hedland and at nearby pastoral stations.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Bridget McArthur |Rosanne Maloney |Anthony Pancia
From the top to the bottom of Western Australia, housing shortages are hurting individuals and communities. Many people are saying they feel uninspired about state election promises that do nothing to change things. In the tourist town of Margaret River, 270 kilometres south of Perth, Serena Leotta cleans empty holiday homes while she struggles to find a house for her own family.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rosanne Maloney |Dunja Karagic
The former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has faced court on five new charges of unlawful and indecent assault in WA's far north. Earlier this month, WA Police Child Abuse Squad detectives charged Mr Saunders with the five offences, alleging he had assaulted a 24-year-old man in 2016. Mr Saunders's lawyer Tony Hager told the court he was yet to enter a plea, but said his client was intending to "enter pleas of not guilty" to the new charges at his next court appearance.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Alys Marshall |Rosanne Maloney
Seafood giant Tassal and the Mayala Inninalang Aboriginal Corporation have formed an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) for the sea country along Western Australia's remote northern coastline. An ILUA is a voluntary agreement between native title parties and other stakeholders about the use and management of areas of land or waters. The agreement, which is pending approval by the Native Title Tribunal, encompasses Tassal's current barramundi operations and proposed expansion.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rosanne Maloney
Government housing tenants in northern WA say they suspect they'll be forgotten again in the lead-up to the state election. The state government has made a pre-election pitch to build more social and affordable housing. Community leaders in the Kimberley want the government to ensure new homes are built in culturally appropriate ways.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rosanne Maloney
Mayala traditional owners in northern WA have received an Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) clasification, ensuring their country is cared for using traditional knowledge and culture. The IPA means the west Kimberley coastline, from Kalumburu to the Dampier Peninsula, is protected by IPAs.The Mayala people hope to establish a ranger program and ensure more access to country, which will be guided by the IPA management plan.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Gareth McKnight |Rosanne Maloney |Mya Kordic |Tabarak Al Jrood
By Gareth McKnight, Rosanne Maloney, Mya Kordic and Tabarak Al Jrood A snake was found on a plane before it took off from the West Australian town of Broome on Thursday morning. In bizarre scenes, Disney TV personality Andre Rerekura was the passenger who took the non-venomous snake off the aircraft before it embarked for Perth. The airline said the flight took off as planned following a 20 minute delay.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Gareth McKnight |Rosanne Maloney |Mya Kordic
A snake was found on a plane before it took off from the West Australian town of Broome on Thursday morning. In bizarre scenes, TV personality Andre Rerekura was the passenger who took the snake off the aircraft before it embarked for Perth. The airline said the flight took off as planned following a 20 minute delay. In scenes reminiscent of a Hollywood blockbuster, a television personality has helped wrangle a stowaway snake on a plane in Western Australia’s north.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rosanne Maloney
The Federal Court has formally recorded the life stories and experiences of a number of elders in a landmark hearing in Western Australia's far north. Five senior Karajarri community leaders, whose country sits around 2,000 kilometres north of Perth in WA's south-western Kimberley, gave evidence at an on-country hearing last week. The evidence is being pre-recorded for use in future compensation and native title cases, the first time testimony has been gathered prior to a claim being lodged.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Rosanne Maloney
Savannah Victor would often drive around town at night during wet season to soothe her baby daughter to sleep with the car's air conditioning. Stretching between October and April, wet season temperatures in Broome, 2,000 kilometres north of Perth, routinely average close to 40 degrees with little relief after dark. As a single mother-of-three, it was one of the many adjustments Ms Victor made after moving into a public housing unit without cooling and proper insulation.
