Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Kimberley

The flood crisis in WA and the NT shows Australia's neglected remote road network is at breaking point. What can be done to fix it?

Extreme weather events are placing unprecedented strain on Australia's vast road network, cutting off communities and impacting the flow of essential freight. What can be done to make them more resilient?

ABC News

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.

ABC News

Defence personnel deployed to aid flooding recovery – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

WA floods prompt Kimberley visit from Anthony Albanese and Mark McGowan amid devastation

Anthony Albanese is promising "significant" emergency assistance relief for those impacted by Western Australia's worst-ever floods ahead of a tour of the state's soaked Kimberley region.

ABC News

Hundreds airlifted to safety by military helicopters as northwest Australia sees ‘once in a century’ floods

Authorities evacuate 233 people from desert town of Fitzroy Crossing

The Independent UK

WA recovery begins as floodwaters rise

While severe weather conditions have eased in the Northern Territory, authorities say record-breaking floods continue in WA's Fitzroy River catchment.

AAP

Much-needed supplies arrive in Fitzroy Crossing crossing as region reels from record flooding

The first major supply of essential goods arrives in Fitzroy Crossing, after flooding from former tropical cyclone Ellie wreaked havoc in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

ABC News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Kimberley pastoralists fear property damage, stock losses from floods will be severe

Kimberley pastoralists face a nerve-racking wait to assess the extent of livestock losses and property damage from record flooding across North West Australia.

ABC News

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.

ABC News

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.

AAP

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.

ABC News

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.

ABC News

Flooded Kimberley town becomes a refuge

A remote Western Australian town surrounded by a 100-year flood has become a refuge for hundreds of people evacuated from outlying communities.

AAP

Broad Marsh development and new £40 million road among major funding decisions due this month

Councils across Nottinghamshire have submitted bids to the Government's levelling up fund. Following several delays, a decision is now due by the end of January.

Nottingham Post

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

Join a modern-day explorer on his way to King George Falls in WA's Kimberley

Ronnie Morgan is setting off on a rare quest — to chart the first road to one of the most remote and stunning landmarks in Australia. But the clock is ticking and the water's rising.

ABC News

Man's death triggers 'commitment' for upgrade of Broome Regional Hospital's mental health unit

Following the 2019 death of a man in a Kimberley mental health unit the WA Country Health Service says it is "committed" to the facility's upgrade.

ABC News

Kimberley shires call Banned Drinkers Register 'ineffective' two years into trial

The Kimberley is a region plagued by alcohol-related dysfunction but there are only 83 people on the Banned Drinkers Register.

Nottingham Post

Police chased driver who overtook them at nearly 100mph on A610 in Kimberley

He was more than two times the legal drink drive limit, went around a bollard, drove on the wrong side of the road, before slowing down for a gritter lorry

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

Kimberley childcare crisis exacerbating workforce shortages, report finds

A new report has found childcare services in Western Australia's Kimberley region are running at less than 70 per cent capacity on average despite high demand.

ABC News

Australia's longest native title claim decided for world heritage-listed Kimberley national park

A dispute over land rights in a section of WA's outback that takes in the sacred Bungle Bungle Ranges has come to an end after 28 years.

ABC News

Perth Christmas Day weather forecast set for coolest maximum temperature in seven years

Santa shouldn't need to shed a layer as he delivers to Perth this year, with the city set for its mildest Christmas Day maximum temperature in seven years.

ABC News

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.

ABC News

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.

ABC News

Fracking company New Standard Energy goes into liquidation leaving large Kimberley rehabilitation bill

New Standard Energy had high hopes of extracting gas in the Kimberley. Now with only $17,000 in the bank, the company has left one of its sites in disarray and three others are yet to be rehabilitated.

ABC News

Western Australia's spring weather was cool and wet, but Perth and the South West missed out on extra rainfall

West Australian records its second wettest spring on record, and the Kimberley has its wettest ever, yet Perth and the South West buck the trend with drier-than-average conditions.

1 … 4 5 6 7

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Nottingham City Council

Bureau of Meteorology

Nottinghamshire County Council

272 stories

Gedling Borough Council

155 stories

Australian Defence Force

130 stories

Ashfield District Council

124 stories

Broxtowe Borough Council

108 stories

Rushcliffe Borough Council

91 stories

Mansfield District Council

Bassetlaw District Council

19 stories

KRS

18 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.