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East Kimberley businesses pushed to the limit by flood isolation say WA government needs to expand freight subsidies

Kimberley businesses dependent on northern WA's severely flood-damaged road network have called for broadened access to government freight subsidies, as they manage skyrocketing transport costs.

Flood damage to the Great Northern Highway has left the East Kimberley cut-off from the rest of the state, with transporters required to truck goods through the Northern Territory and South Australia to access the southern region.

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