Broome
WA coroner says Broome man’s death was a homicide, sends case back to prosecutors
Coroner Ros Fogliani delivered her findings on the Josh Warneke case after a nine-day hearing at the Broome courthouse last year.
- Hannah Murphy
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Police reviewing Broome incident where officer pushes woman during arrest
Footage shared with the National Indigenous Times shows the officer arrive at the scene as other police hold another person on the ground.
- Hamish Hastie
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- Domestic violence
Samuel Jingle murdered his partner. Her family says he ‘smiled’ as he was arrested
Samuel Jingle appeared in WA’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, having pleaded guilty to the murder of his partner in December 2024.
- Elise Gately and Hannah Murphy
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- Aviation
One person winched from plane wreck, taken to hospital after crash near Broome
It is understood the plane came down about 11.25am on Thursday in the locality of Roebuck, close to Crab Creek Road.
- Hannah Murphy
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- Domestic violence
Five women assaulted in five days as the Kimberley’s cycle of violence continues
Two women have been assaulted, two have been stabbed, and one has been run over by a car in WA’s north.
- Hannah Murphy
Ex-tropical cyclone heads south as North West communities begin the cleanup
Luana hit the Dampier Peninsula on WA’s far north coast on Saturday evening, dumping 200mm of rain in 24 hours.
- Hannah Murphy
Residents brace for heavy rain as Tropical Cyclone Luana heads inland
Tropical Cyclone Luana is running out of steam after making landfall, but West Australian residents in its path face damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall as the system tracks inland.
- Robyn Wuth
‘Mr Broome’ pub manager sentenced to six years jail for raping backpacker, sexually assaulting workers
Stewart Patrick Burchell was sentenced for rape and sexual assault in WA’s District Court, relating to his time as manager of Roebuck Bay Hotel in Broome.
- Hannah Murphy
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- Crime
Four children charged after Kununurra dam crash as youth crime returns to spotlight
Crime in northern WA is again in the spotlight after a group of children posted videos of themselves allegedly stealing cars in the WA town, while another group allegedly crashed a stolen car into a dam on Friday.
- Hannah Murphy
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- Border security
Chinese men detained after being found wandering in remote WA coastal town
Six Chinese nationals were found by authorities at the community of Kalumburu on Western Australia’s remote northern coast earlier this week.
- Hannah Murphy