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Australian bishop concedes justice delay in abuse case
A top Australian Catholic bishop has acknowledged the eight-year delay in bringi...
Nicole Winfield (AAP) 12 Oct 2026
Bishop's victims praised for bringing down powerful man
A former high-ranking Catholic fond of hosting alcohol-fuelled shirts-off partie...
Aaron Bunch (AAP) 8 Oct 2026
Ex-bishop jailed for abusing vulnerable young men
A former high-ranking Catholic known for hosting boozy parties will spend at lea...
Aaron Bunch (AAP) 7 Oct 2026
Too quick to remove, too slow to protect: What South Hedland tells us about WA child protection
I was born and raised in the Pilbara. Before becoming a psychologist, I spent cl...
Dr Tracy Westerman 30 Sep 2026
Yawuru Elder Patrick Dodson honoured for lifetime of leadership and reconciliation
Yawuru Elder and respected Indigenous leader Dr Patrick Dodson has been awarded...
Jackson Clark 31 Aug 2026
Church investigation into disgraced ex-bishop to resume

Note: This article includes references to sexual assault. The Catholic Church will resume its investigation into a disgraced ex-bishop found guilty of sexually abusing young Aboriginal men.

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Aaron Bunch (AAP) Aug 15, 2026
Prosecutors say bishop hosted alcohol-fuelled parties to target young Aboriginal men

Note: this article contains references to alleged sexual assaults. Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders, 76, is fighting a slew of sexual assault charges after allegedly abusing three you...

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Aaron Bunch (AAP) Aug 12, 2026
Former Broome Bishop acquitted of several sexual assault charges, trial continues

Warning: this report contains references to alleged sexual abuse. A former Catholic bishop accused of sexually abusing young Aboriginal men has been acquitted of several charges mid-trial.

Aboriginal man testifies 'bishop groomed us' at BBQ

A former Catholic bishop invited an Indigenous teen to his home for a barbecue and then inappropriately touched him, a jury has been told. Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders is fighting...

Police intercept alleged outlaw motorcycle gang members heading towards Kimberley

WA Police intercepted seven alleged outlaw motorcycle gang members en route to Western Australia's Kimberley and issued each a dispersal notice.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 31, 2026
Homegrown Bidgy Fest brings a world of music to remote community

Malanga Elder MJ Jadai sits in a garden outside an art centre in Bidyadanga, a remote Aboriginal community 200 kilometres south of Broome, as women swap brightly coloured clothes and children debate w...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 30, 2026
Broome bushfires treated as suspicious as crews monitor Waterbank area

Authorities are treating two bushfires burning north of Broome as suspicious after they ignited at the weekend. Both fires burnt in the Waterbank area, north of the Broome town centre.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 27, 2026
Bishop visited his abuse accuser in jail, jury told

A former Catholic bishop accused of sexually abusing multiple young Aboriginal men repeatedly visited one of his alleged victims in jail, a court has been told.

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Aaron Bunch (AAP) Jul 25, 2026
Former Broome bishop used boxing as alleged ‘subterfuge’ to abuse young Aboriginal men, court hears

Former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders allegedly used boxing and wrestling as a "subterfuge" to make physical contact with young Aboriginal men, a Perth court has heard.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 22, 2026
Kimberley MLA praises police after major drug bust

Broome detectives have received praise from Kimberley MLA Divina D'Anna after charging six people over an alleged drug trafficking attempt. On Wednesday, Ms D'Anna, a proud Yawuru woman, warned that d...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jul 1, 2026
Kullarri NAIDOC walk brings hundreds together in Broome

Broome burst into colour Friday morning as hundreds of school students, health workers and Aboriginal community groups marched through the town centre to launch NAIDOC week.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jun 26, 2026
Indigenous Business Australia now 89 per cent self-funded

Key points:- The home loan book is 50 years old and now in its fourth generation of repayments- $2.8 billion under management, 5,618 customers, and legal powers finally unlocked to raise outside capit...

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 27, 2026
'We're the sleeping giant': Natasha Short sets 20 per cent procurement target

Key Points:- The Kimberley is 40 per cent Aboriginal. Only 10 per cent of its businesses are.- "If you had $50,000, you'd give it to an Aboriginal organisation before you gave it to an Aboriginal busi...

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 27, 2026
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