East Kimberley desert channel systems come to life following biggest wet season in decades
In short: After the best wet season in decades, a remote Kimberley desert lake system is in full flow.Paruku, or Lake Gregory, has risen dramatically over…
Kimberley horse trainer hopes art of breaking in mounts will live on despite creeping mechanisation
Hamish Lamond works day in, day out doing what some see as a dying art. He takes horses — animals unbroken and fearful of humans — and teaches…
WA Police searching for man thought to have arrived in Australia on ‘unknown vessel’
In short: The ABC understands a group of people have arrived in Australia on a boat which landed in the WA's Kimberley region.WA police are searching a…
Kununurra Metaland closure sparks fears East Kimberley consumer prices will rise
In short: The closure of Kununurra's Metaland has caused a big ripple through the town.The void could push up prices for consumers at a time…
Kalumburu Aboriginal Corporation CEO defends double jobs for close family members in East Kimberley
In short: The chief executive of the Kalumburu remote community put her partner, daughter, and her daughter's partner into Commonwealth-funded youth worker roles.Madeleine Gallagher-Dann said she…
Kimberley man sentenced to jail for raping an intellectually disabled woman
A man from a well-known Kimberley pastoral family has been sentenced to four-and-a-half-years' jail for sexually assaulting an intellectually disabled woman.Key points:Halls Creek man Ray…
Lake Argyle blazes thought to be sparked by campfires scorch Gouldian finch habitat
There is concern for the habitat of a much-loved endangered bird species after two bushfires scorched pristine landscape at a renowned tourist destination in Western…
Australian Border Force crackdown nets 30 foreign fishers, destroys three boats off Kimberley coast
Thirty suspected Indonesian fishers have been placed in immigration detention following a targeted crackdown on illegal foreign fishing vessels in waters off Western Australia's Kimberley…
Wildlife carers say help is needed as animals suffer in Kimberley heatwave
Wildlife carers across the Kimberley have been working overtime to help stressed animals suffering from the sweltering wet season conditions in Western Australia's far north.Key…
Canadian investment firm buys nearly 3 million hectares of Kimberley cattle country in $300m deal
Some of Western Australia's most sought-after cattle country is set to move from Chinese to Canadian ownership in a newly struck deal.Key points:Chinese-Australian billionaire Hui Wing…
Kimberley traditional owners cite travel concerns, business expenses in bid to oust MG Corporation chair
Traditional owners say "excessive business" trips and a lack of financial transparency have motivated their push to replace leaders of a major Kimberley Aboriginal corporation. Key points:MG…
Important Fitzroy River bridge to reopen to Kimberley traffic next month after WA’s worst floods
The Fitzroy River bridge, a crucial transport link in Western Australia's north destroyed by the state's worst flood earlier this year, will reopen next month.Key…
Australian bishop Christopher Saunders has ‘gone rogue’ in midst of sex abuse allegations. Here’s what might happen next
The slow-burn saga of Broome bishop Christopher Saunders has again hit national headlines with an independent report commissioned by the Vatican this week describing him as a sexual…
Iconic Corrie role Kimberley Walsh lost out on as her sister steals show in Emmerdale
Kimberley Walsh shot to fame with Girls Aloud but her fate could have been very different if she'd bagged the role in Coronation Street she…
Authorities investigating after light aircraft crashes near Derby
One person has been seriously injured after a light aircraft crashed in far northern Western Australia.WA Police said the aircraft, with two people on board, crashed…
Inquest to be held in Queensland into missing Kimberley man Jeremiah ‘Jayo’ Rivers
An inquest will be held to investigate the fate of a Kimberley man who went missing during a pig hunting trip in outback Queensland in 2021.Key points:Jeremiah…
Fire warning after cars catch alight in outback after dry grass becomes trapped
It looks like a scene from an outback horror movie.Key points:Communities in northern Australia are reporting an increase in vehicle firesCars are catching fire when long…
Warrick Walkerbear pleads guilty to Broome prison escape that sparked Kimberley manhunt
A man has pleaded guilty to escaping from prison in Broome, Western Australia, and sparking a Kimberley-wide manhunt that lasted several days.Key points:Police eventually caught Warrick Walkerbear…
With Tropical Cyclone Ilsa set to rip through Pilbara at strength, inland communities could face unprecedented risk
Inland Pilbara communities could be heading into uncharted territory as Severe Tropical Cyclone Ilsa looks set to rip through the region at sustained strength.Key points:Cyclones…
WA’s record flood reveals ‘hundreds’ of Aboriginal residents were not registered at birth
As communities look to bounce back from record flooding in Western Australia's north, the recovery effort has revealed that hundreds of Aboriginal people were not registered…