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Neale Duncalfe sentenced for killing teacher Hannah Bevan in Broome drunk driving crash

A 21-year-old man is sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for killing a "passionate and dedicated" teacher who was a passenger in his car when he crashed it while speeding and intoxicated.

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WA's Great Northern Highway to reopen after devastating flooding cut road between Broome and Derby

Broome and Derby will be linked again by road — after a fashion — thanks to a speedy effort in demanding conditions to repair long stretches of damage to the Great Northern Highway.

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Russian fears prison or death if deported from Broome after bridging visa expires

A Russian woman who guides tourists on camel rides along one of northern Australia's well-known beach destinations says she will be killed if she has to go back to her country of birth.

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Kununurra resident takes 4,770km journey home from airport after record-breaking WA floods

Record-breaking floods mean one Kununurra resident's journey home from the airport has blown out to over 4,700 kilometres, and it's taking him past some of Australia's most stunning scenery.

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Long way around: Australian man’s epic 5,000km detour to get his car back home

After the way home was cut off by floods, Chris English set off on an alternative route further than driving from Madrid to Moscow

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Kimberley pastoralists isolated from markets as flood-damaged roads leave abattoir, live exports inaccessible

Extensive flood damage across the region has left markets inaccessible and forces WA's major northern abattoir to pause operations between Broome and Derby.

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NSW firefighters to help with WA floods

A six-person NSW team will head to Broome and Kalgoorlie as extreme weather batters Western Australia's north.

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How WA's flood rebuilding efforts could be stymied by a stretched construction sector

As more Kimberley residents are allowed home, WA's overheated construction market looms as the latest stumbling block in efforts to rebuild flood-damaged communities.

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Evacuated residents in Derby begin to return home as Western Australia's flood clean-up continues

The first of hundreds of people evacuated in Western Australia's flooding emergency are being allowed back to their homes, but the wait is not over for those in some of the worst hit areas.

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WA floods rebuild may take 'months' as falling Kimberley water levels reveal enormous damage

WA's premier describes the infrastructure damage caused by flooding in the Kimberley as "extraordinary", with the daunting task of rebuilding towns and communities becoming clearer as water levels drop.

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Kimberley communities offered financial relief after ‘unprecedented’ flooding

WA premier warns recovery efforts will take time after what he describes as the worst floods the state has ever seen

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Food drop-offs for flood ravaged WA towns

Some 3000 kilograms of food has been airlifted into the flood-affected town of Fitzroy Crossing as more people are relocated from the area.

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Frustration builds as evacuations delayed in 'severe' Kimberley flood emergency

Residents in Western Australia's far north are facing an unprecedented disaster as the Kimberley's flood emergency continues.

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Town devastated after record WA flooding

Long-term Fitzroy Crossing resident Dwayne Ben says damage in the flood-ravaged town is extensive as downstream communities prepare for the peak to arrive.

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Broome isolated by WA floods which could cut off remote Indigenous communities for weeks

Ex-tropical Cyclone Ellie brings once-in-a-century flooding, forcing evacuations and road closures

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Fitzroy Crossing and Derby isolated as Kimberley flood emergency deepens

As floodwaters surge down the Fitzroy River, Derby is the latest town to be cut off and Broome is expected to follow amid a "one-in-100-year deluge" that's led to special Australian Defence Force aircraft being called in.

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Australian Defence Force steps in as Kimberley's flood emergency intensifies

The ADF is evacuating stranded Kimberley residents from Fitzroy Crossing to Broome after record flooding in the region.

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Attracting doctors to regional Australia is hard but Alex Harris is proof it's possible

Two decades ago Alex Harris heard about a new program sending medical students to live and study in Western Australia's Kimberley. Signing up changed the course of his life.

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WWII machine gun found by Broome teenagers, lost and found again set to return to local museum

A surprise discovery nearly five years ago has sparked a nationwide search to get the WWII relic back to the Kimberley.

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Australia's first Indigenous-run renal facility celebrates 20th anniversary in Broome

The Kimberley Renal Services Unit was Australia's first Indigenous-run kidney health facility when it opened 20 years ago and allows Indigenous people to receive treatment on country.

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TikTok, Instagram youth crime trend outrages country towns, WA calls for federal crackdown

Video footage of Kerry Leamy's stolen car being used for hooning is still on social media a year after it was posted. Now, more videos of children allegedly committing crimes near Fitzroy Crossing and Broome have been shared.

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Broome's oldest surviving pearl diver Akira Masuda reflects on the 'dangerous job'

The dangerous nature of the early pearling saw divers wearing suits weighing up to 180kgs and constantly battling strong ocean currents.

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Jamie Oliver dumped over saucy tomato affair

Topics: A Jamie Oliver sauce, drone deliveries and a book about Qantas.

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Wet T-shirt contests remain wildly popular in northern Australia, despite being in decline internationally

Weekly wet T-shirt contests continue to be held at pubs across northern Australia, despite local women having mixed views about the smutty stage shows.

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Cruise ships are back and carrying COVID. No, it’s not 2020. Here’s what needs to happen next

The Coral Princess, with an unconfirmed number of people testing positive on board, is set to dock at Fremantle, Western Australia.

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