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Church investigation into disgraced ex-bishop to resume
Note: This article includes references to sexual assault. The Catholic Church wi...
Aaron Bunch (AAP) 15 Aug 2026
Prosecutors say bishop hosted alcohol-fuelled parties to target young Aboriginal men
Note: this article contains references to alleged sexual assaults. Former Bishop...
Aaron Bunch (AAP) 12 Aug 2026
Former Broome Bishop acquitted of several sexual assault charges, trial continues
Warning: this report contains references to alleged sexual abuse. A former Catho...
Aaron Bunch (AAP) 7 Aug 2026
Aboriginal man testifies 'bishop groomed us' at BBQ
A former Catholic bishop invited an Indigenous teen to his home for a barbecue a...
Aaron Bunch (AAP) 3 Aug 2026
Police intercept alleged outlaw motorcycle gang members heading towards Kimberley
WA Police intercepted seven alleged outlaw motorcycle gang members en route to W...
Natasha Clark 31 Jul 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
Building the table: Kimberley voices on the future of Indigenous business

Key Points- Australia's big banks refused to lend to an Aboriginal pastoral company on standard terms, and it had nothing to do with the books.

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 26, 2026
The $5.4 billion question for the Kimberley

Key Points:- The Kimberley's Indigenous business sector has hit 230 enterprises and ten per cent of the regional economy, with 90 new operators in four years.- A $5.

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 26, 2026
'We've always been business people' - Dion Devow on culture, courage and Black excellence

Key Points- How a cleaner's son from Darwin became ACT Australian of the Year - Why his mother begged him to change the name of his first business- The $16 billion figure Devow says every Australian s...

Reece Harley Reece Harley May 26, 2026
Hundreds gather in pink in Rubibi / Broome Vigil for Kumanjayi Little Baby

The colour pink dappled Rubibi / Broome's Male oval as the sun set on Thursday afternoon, while hundreds gathered in pink clothing for a vigil honouring the life of Kumanjayi Little Baby.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 7, 2026
Kimberley leaders gather in Broome to push for community-led solutions

Community leaders from all corners of the Kimberley converged on Broome this week for the Kimberley Remote Aboriginal Community Leadership Network (KRACLN) Forum.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark May 1, 2026
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