Tallulah Bieundurry

3 days ago | abc.net.au | Hannah Barry |Tallulah Bieundurry |Emma Machan

Loading... Have you ever felt a heat that sits in your chest? It's harder to take a deep breath, and every movement is a monumental effort. Every emotion sits at a simmer. One afternoon, in an outback town three years ago, it boiled over. WARNING: The following story contains information that may cause distress to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, who are advised to exercise caution. Wylie Oscar was frustrated. At two o'clock in the afternoon, he was at a family member's house in Junjuwa.

Dec 4, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tallulah Bieundurry

When Louisianna Chungulla is old enough to apply for a passport, the place of birth on her documentation will be recorded as Broome International Airport. She was born on November 22 at 3:30pm, two minutes after her Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) plane landed on the tarmac in the Kimberley town. Shaina Chungulla's water broke on the flight 30 minutes from Broome and she knew it would not be long before she met her newborn.

Nov 30, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tallulah Bieundurry |Hannah Barry

Kimberley locals gathered recently to discuss the impact of cheap methylamphetamine on their community. Health authorities and representatives say they are alarmed to hear it is now cheaper to buy meth than black market alcohol or marijuana. The 2022-23 National Drug Strategy Household Survey found meth use was more common in remote areas than in regional or metropolitan locations. It's an oppressively hot day in Western Australia when Selina Middleton approaches a microphone.

Nov 19, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tallulah Bieundurry

Thousands of kilometres from the nearest city, a small town in Western Australia's remote north claims it is the outback's fashion capital. Sitting 2,400 kilometres north of Perth, Fitzroy Crossing has a population of about 1,000 people and is a hub for surrounding Aboriginal communities. The small town has also become a fashion phenomenon in recent years, with models, artists and designers making national and international headlines within the industry.

Nov 9, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tallulah Bieundurry

Buried beneath the idyllic beaches and picturesque gorges that dot Western Australia's far north is a dark history that can only be found deep in national libraries and online databases or recalled orally. Readers are advised this story contains distressing content and includes a photo of people who have died. The Kimberley region was the site of approximately 30 massacres that claimed about 500 Aboriginal lives. But only three of these sites have been officially memorialised.