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Earthquake near Broome may have released '100 times more energy' than Newcastle tremor

The 6.6 magnitude earthquake that rattled Broome was 100 times more powerful than the one which claimed 13 lives in Newcastle in 1989 but there were no deaths and very little damage.




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Dozens of aftershocks rattle WA after magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits near Broome

The area off the north coast of Western Australia has been hit by more than 30 aftershocks following a magnitude 6.6 earthquake that struck off Broome and was felt as far away as Perth.




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Earthquake panic in WA's north sparks calls for better emergency information

There are calls for clearer emergency information after residents fled their homes during the Kimberley earthquake.




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New bid to help connect distant Australians with hundreds of millions in lost super

In the Northern Territory, where much of the population is sparse and remote, there are still wide gaps in understanding superannuation.










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Electric car revolution drives Northern Minerals' search for rare earths at Browns Range project

The Browns Range pilot plant in remote Western Australia has been touted as a project that could have global significance, particularly if the US-China trade war escalates.





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Cane toad testicles becomes battle of the states, with Qld toads' testicles 30pc bigger than NSW, WA counterparts

WA and NSW cane toads are bigger, stronger and can travel further, but they lag behind Queensland toads in one significant feature testicle size.




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It survived ice-ages and the rise and fall of oceans how has Indigenous rock art lasted so long?

While the world has lost artworks by Rembrandt, da Vinci, and Van Gogh in just a few hundred years, some Indigenous art has lasted more than 30,000 years. So what is the secret?











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Bush pilots pull off risky remote aeroplane rescue near Derby, WA

Two pilots have pulled off a risky retrieval operation in remote WA, dangling a 1-tonne aeroplane beneath their chopper and flying it almost 100 kilometres to the nearest town.










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WA's most remote distillery and brewery team up to create the state's first local corn beer

A remote WA distillery has teamed up with a brewery 4,000 kilometres away to create the state's first corn beer, direct from paddock to keg.




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Cult leader James 'Taipan' Salerno jailed for repeated sexual abuse of teenage girl

James Gino Salerno, who was once based in the Adelaide Hills, is jailed for at least eight years for repeatedly sexually abusing a teenage member of the group. His victim says other girls still in the cult "can sleep easy now".




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Volunteers home deliver 700 meals a week to give Broome kids a good feed

Most people associate child malnutrition with developing countries, but an increasing number of Australian children are relying on the kindness of strangers to get a proper feed.







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Critically endangered sawfish deaths on cattle station drew fears of 'negative story', FOI reveals

There have been calls for greater transparency on remote cattle stations after a FOI request revealed a push to keep the mass death of a critically endangered species under wraps.




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Balgo's remote artists hope footy-themed bonnet art can transform community

Where some people have seen wrecked cars in the desert, artists in a remote WA community saw a blank canvas. Rocked by two deaths, the people of Balgo have set about doing something special.









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Katrina Francis and Alphonse Balacky living proof that people can change

Katrina Francis and Alphonse Balacky are living proof that people can change. After suffering shocking abuse from Alphonse, Katrina now works with her partner to help men in Broome break the cycle of domestic violence.







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Fracking, ports and oil pipeline project worth $77b proposed for west Kimberley

A network of oil wells that involve fracking in the Great Sandy Desert, connected by pipelines to new and existing ports, may become Australia's biggest oil-producing project, according to traditional owners negotiating with the private company.





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Taxpayers are funding Instagram influencers to promote tourism in the Kimberley

Government marketers are spending an increasing amount of money on bringing so-called influencers to Australia, but is it money well spent?




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Australian actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies on tour aged 52

Australian Indigenous actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies at the age of 52 in Edinburgh, Scotland, while touring with the stage production of The Secret River.