The Latest Breaking News from Kimberley

Analysts say mounting energy insecurity concerns and high prices are behind increased investment in domestic oil and gas projects, sparking fears among environmentalists.

Leaders in remote Aboriginal communities say they're battling low vaccination rates as some Christian groups and self-proclaimed experts continue to spread conspiracies.

The WA Vaccine Commander says Indigenous vaccination rates in some communities are "nowhere near" high enough ahead of the state's border opening at midnight.

Residents in and around Kalumburu have been told to shelter as Tropical Cyclone Anika made landfall in Western Australia's north Kimberley coast.

Cyclone Anika will be packing destructive winds of up to 130km/h when it makes landfall in Western Australia's Kimberley region, forecasters warn.

Walking up and down rocky outcrops can be gruelling work for rangers protecting one of Australia's rarest and most secretive wallabies, but drones are giving access to some of their best hiding spots.

Tropical Cyclone Anika has formed into a category 1 system and is moving slowly south towards the northern Kimberley coast. A warning zone stretches from Dundee Beach to Mitchell Plateau, including Wadeye, Kalumburu and Wyndham.

Three new cases have been detected in Beagle Bay, while 19 people have tested positive in Bidyadanga, forcing the community into lockdown.

Kununurra Hospital was so understaffed in its emergency department at the weekend that it asked police to request liquor restrictions to reduce patient presentations.

Authorities are warning of more flooding and severe storms to come after a tropical low dumped a month's worth of rain on Broome in less than a day.

A nurse running door-to-door vaccine visits in the remote Kimberley has been locked out of the state and there's no-one to replace her amid a severe health worker shortage.