August 2024
Caviar and crocodiles. What’s not to like?
Seabourn’s maiden voyage between Broome and Darwin represents a step change in the way Indigenous people take part in the burgeoning business of Kimberley cruising.
- Rohan Sullivan
July 2024
Rod Carnegie: corporate giant felled at the final hurdle
Sir Rod Carnegie soared across the corporate sky in the ’70s and ’80s but was thwarted in his attempt to secure full Australian local control of mining giant CRA.
- Andrew Clark
February 2024
Ad man Harold Mitchell was living large to the end
Harold Mitchell helped reinvent how advertising is bought and sold in Australia. Giants of Australian industry shared their thoughts after his surprise passing.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
August 2023
Before a $30m refurb, El Questro is making history – at $5.5k a night
The settlement of one of the largest land claims in the Kimberley spells a new chapter for this already historic lodge.
- Fiona Carruthers
Want to see the Kimberley the glamorous way? Try this three-mast ship
It’s easy to slip into the ebb and flow of a voyage up the coast on a legendary yacht, especially when the Aperol spritzes are made with Veuve Clicquot.
- Charis Perkins
July 2023
- Opinion
- Education
Australian schools should learn from Mississippi’s education revolution
One of the poorest states in the US is achieving remarkable results in both reading and maths for economically disadvantaged students by using evidence-based teaching and learning.
- Leslie Loble
April 2023
Widespread evacuations as WA cyclone threat looms
Pastoralists fear they will be “smashed” and Port Hedland port will be cleared of vessels as an intensifying storm in Western Australia’s north is forecast to become a destructive cyclone.
- Aaron Bunch
March 2023
- Opinion
- Climate policy
Critical milestone reached in great safeguard compromise
The government’s safeguard mechanism agreement is neither as tough as the Greens hoped, nor as dangerous as the gas industry has feared.
- Tony Wood
February 2023
Veteran cattleman backs Rinehart as floods take a toll
Gina Rinehart wants onerous red and green tape slashed so that the Kimberley cattle industry can get on with rebuilding in the wake of a devastating flood.
- Brad Thompson
Leaders behind Voice prototype say it is already working
Community leaders behind a model of local Voices say a national body will help address tough policy issues including addiction and incarceration.
- Tom McIlroy
January 2023
‘Massive’ cost to repair WA flood damage
The cost of repairing damage caused by unprecedented flooding in Western Australia’s north will be massive, Anthony Albanese says.
- Michael Ramsey
Freight costs spike as Kimberley floods cut off artery to WA’s north
Farmers and businesses in Western Australia’s north face a logistical nightmare after epic flooding in the Kimberley region cut off a major highway.
- Gus McCubbing and Angela Macdonald-Smith
December 2022
‘We can always say yes’: on board new-look luxury yacht Le Ponant
The first vessel of the French company’s cruising fleet has relaunched with just 16 cabins and a stylish refurbishment – and it’s coming soon to Australia.
- Jane Cornwell
August 2022
The never-ending gifts of the Kimberley gorges
In this ancient, rugged land, a 1500km adventure by 4WD, aircraft and foot puts the daily life of a city slicker into true perspective.
- Sally Patten
August 2022
Regional businesses cling to migration program ‘liferaft’
Plagued by skills shortages, businesses in the remote East Kimberley town of Kununurra are depending on a special migration scheme to attract staff.
- Gus McCubbing
May 2022
Now you can cruise the Kimberley on a three-mast sailing ship
The original vessel in French-flagged Ponant’s fleet, Le Ponant will take just 32 passengers on seven- to 14-night itineraries.
- Charis Perkins
Does Western Australia sport the world’s best outdoor bar?
This cruise delivers plenty of Kimberley surprises, from a pop-up tidal cocktail tavern to untrodden Adele Island.
- Carolyn Beasley
April 2022
Explore the lost world of the Kimberley, the easy way
A bird’s-eye perspective has many advantages for today’s explorers, beyond convenience. How else can you grasp this region’s scale and diversity?
- Carolyn Beasley
November 2021
It’s worth lingering at this West Australian oyster farm
Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm can be visited in a day from Broome, but the magic of the Kimberley – and the pearls – are best experienced by staying overnight.
- Jenny Wiggins
October 2021
Paspaley turns deep-sea treasures and tattoos into fine jewellery
The brand’s new collection features rare, pristine Pinctada maxima pearls alongside precious finds their divers have retrieved from the depths.
- Lauren Vadnjal