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  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Ruby Littler

    Consumer Protection in Western Australia's north says there has been an increase in social media scams targeting prospective renters. Rental prices in Broome rose 11.1 per cent in the last quarter, according to the Real Estate Institute of WA. Rental advocacy groups want tighter regulations around tenancy applications to protect prospective renters from scams.

  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Ruby Littler

    Marine researchers have been unable to determine why 10 whales stranded themselves on Western Australia's far north earlier this year. The melon-headed whales were found by residents at Crab Creek, east of Broome and about 2,000 kilometres north of Perth, in January. Melon-headed whales are small, toothed whales belonging to the oceanic dolphin family.

  • 1 week ago | abc.net.au | Ruby Littler

    Kimberley residents are being urged to vaccinate their children for whooping cough on time, with cases of the potentially deadly disease in the region on track to exceed last year's spike in numbers. Pertussis, the bacterial respiratory disease colloquially known as whooping cough, is highly infectious and can be fatal in young children and newborns. The bacteria can spread via airborne droplets when an infectious person coughs or sneezes, potentially putting those around them at risk.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Ruby Littler |Mya Kordic

    A support service for victims of sexual assault in Western Australia's north says the community should be deeply concerned by two alleged public attacks in one of the Kimberley's main towns. Men have been arrested and charged in connection with both alleged attacks, with both due to face court again in coming weeks. Both the unconnected attacks were reported in Broome, 2,000 kilometres north of Perth, in the past seven days.

  • 2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Ruby Littler

    Would you confide in an AI chatbot and tell it vulnerable, personal information about yourself? For some this might seem like the far-fetched plot of a sci-fi movie but for others, it's a reality much closer to home. More Australians are accessing generative AI chatbots for emotional guidance and assistance — seeing it as a free, personal therapist.

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