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Telstra outage causes 20hr communications blackout affecting mobile phones, internet in northern WA

Damage to a fibre optic cable causes a 20-hour communications blackout across Western Australia's Kimberley region, proving bad for business, but reigniting old-fashioned conversation.





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Brodie 'Youngbloods' Moss quit his job as an electrician to become a full-time YouTuber

The changing media landscape has meant former electrician Brodie Moss has an audience of more than 1 million, a comfortable full-time income, and the freedom to go fishing whenever he wants.




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From widow to diamond dealer, a tale of perseverance in remote Australia

Survivor is a word thrown around fairly lightly, but in the case of German migrant Frauke Bolten-Boshammer, you can't help but feel she's earned the title 10 times over.




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Police investigate theft of a baby crocodile from Kimberley wildlife park

Police are called in after 'Cinnamon', a 40cm-long saltwater crocodile, is stolen from Broome's Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park.





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Bull rider Ruth Vogelsang battles through injury to take on both men and women on the inclusive US circuit

One of the Top End's only female bull riders has taken on the US rodeo circuit despite suffering a serious shoulder injury just days from leaving.




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Dolphin stranding at Roebuck Bay beach in Broome sees all five dead

Five dolphins found stranded at low tide on a beach at Broome's Roebuck Bay have now died.




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Autore Pearls bringing shine back to remote Arnhem Land farm

The harvest is underway at one of Australia's most remote pearl farms and its new owners are excited by what they see.






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Weather balloons vital for climate science but pollution they create poses dilemma for BOM

They collect vital climate information, but weather balloons are also a daily contributor to plastic pollution levels it's a dilemma the Bureau of Meteorology is struggling to solve.




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Indigenous Broome author Brenton E McKenna's epic journey behind his graphic-novel success

In the process of becoming Australia's first-ever published Indigenous graphic-novel author and publishing his epic three-volume magnum opus, Brenton E McKenna was battered physically and emotionally.




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Blue ribbon results at Fitzroy Crossing Bull Sale despite tough year of drought and floods

Northern pastoralists are upbeat after the Fitzroy Crossing Bull Sale recorded strong results, despite a year of extreme weather.






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National call for change after 20-hour Telstra outage that hit northern WA

A telecommunications consumer group wants enhanced back-ups and safeguards after the telephone network for 50,000 people was cut off in the Kimberley.





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Pool to pond as homeowners ditch salt and chlorine for urban wildlife waterholes

More than 2.7 million Australians live in a house with a swimming pool and with growing environmental awareness, residents across the country are converting their pools to ponds.




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Broome tourism businesses divided on Airbnb and other 'sharing economy' accommodation websites

Some Broome tourism businesses hope a parliamentary inquiry will lead to a crackdown on accommodation websites, while others say 'the sharing economy' needs support.




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Livestock Handling Cup celebrates animal welfare and stockmanship in WA's far north

In the dusty station country of northern Western Australia, a unique competition is highlighting the importance of animal welfare to cattle producers and attracting international attention.




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As WA's TAB is sold off, country racing clubs plan for a challenging future

Country racing clubs are pondering their futures as the Western Australian Government moves to sell off the nation's last state-owned betting agency.




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More than 100 remote community school jobs at risk as Federal Government cuts key funding

Schools and remote communities across the north of Western Australia fear for their future as vital funding dries up, leaving highly-valued employees jobless.




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Police say driver in fatal crash near Wyndham in East Kimberley was 11 years old

Investigators reveal that an 11-year-old boy was the driver of a vehicle that overturned and killed a young girl in northern WA at the weekend.




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Students with disabilities leaving WA schools because of 'poor resourcing, training'

Dozens of children with disabilities are being pulled out of West Australian schools by parents who say they are not getting enough support in the classroom.




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After two caesareans, this GP took her own midwife to hospital for the birth of her third child

Emily Slattery, a doctor herself, describes the recent birth of her son George as "boringly normal", but in fact it was far from ordinary. By using an independent midwife instead of an obstetrician, she has become the first woman in WA to take advantage of a new option in maternity care.




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Chinese owners ordered to rehabilitate Yakka Munga cattle station in the Kimberley

A Chinese company has been given until the end of November to remediate land it cleared at a cattle station in the Kimberley, following a blockade by Aboriginal native title holders.




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Female rangers 'blazing a trail' in fight to keep culture and country alive

Indigenous ranger teams have traditionally been dominated by men, but a growing female workforce in the Kimberley is being seen as a vital resource.





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Court told of fatal cattle truck, caravan crash carnage that left parents dead

A teenage boy was watching television on his iPad when a cattle truck slammed into his parents' caravan, killing both of them, on a Western Australian outback highway two years ago, a court is told.



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Claims of 'aggression' and 'intimidation' at Fitzroy River talks, FOI documents reveal

A water allocation plan is being developed for the Kimberley's Fitzroy River, but there's concern over the consultation process that will help to decide the future of the national asset.




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Fracking applications now welcome in WA, but industry's biggest challenge could still be ahead

Now that Western Australia's moratorium on fracking has been lifted, can gas from the Kimberley prove that it is economically viable?




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The Christian converts who are setting fire to sacred Aboriginal objects

Aboriginal followers of a Tongan-born preacher set fire to artefacts considered sacred by many local elders, and dismantle and burn a spiritual law ground.



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Broome convicted murderer Vance Mazur handed life sentence for 'random' fatal stabbing

Vance Mazur will serve at least 15 years behind bars for fatally stabbing a 35-year-old Broome man outside a bottle shop in 2017 while suffering from violent delusions.




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Power company trials solar, batteries and controlling home air conditioning to manage regional grid

A power company is remotely turning home air conditioners off in a trial to manage peak electricity demand, but will consumers hand over the remote control?





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Jody Gore hopes surprise prison release brings 'epidemic' of domestic violence into the open

A day after Jody Gore was released from her murder sentence in an act of mercy by the WA Government, she says she hopes her case brings the "silent epidemic" of domestic violence into the open.









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Local government elections undemocratic for some, fair and reasonable for others

Voting rights based on owning property were last seen in many democracies in the late 19th century, but they live on in most Australian local government elections.