Western Australia
A beetle is killing some of Perth’s grandest trees. The eastern states could be next
In the WA capital, century-old Moreton Bay figs are among the trees falling victim to an alarming pest – and the city is taking extreme measures to counter it.
- Victoria Laurie
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Port guide: Broome, Australia
This isolated West Australian town and gateway to the Kimberley has quirky character, multicultural history and a spectacular beach.
- Brian Johnston
The remote Australian town built by America
It started off as a slice of American pie in the outback, but has now become a tourist destination better known for its famous reef.
- Julia D'Orazio
Ex-AFL player stood down from youth role at Indigenous body over child sex allegations
Josh Hill was a youth co-ordinator for the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, which said it had severed all ties with the former Western Bulldog.
- Melissa Cunningham
We’re calling it: Aussie region has one of the world’s best drives
This road trip is right up there with the Great Ocean Road, but it’s on the opposite side of the country.
- Julietta Jameson
Go west: 16 highlights of the other great ocean on our coast
The Indian Ocean stretches from WA to the east coast of Africa and offers a wealth of islands, many with white-sand beaches ringed by coconut palms and aquamarine water.
- Lee Cobaj and Craig Tansley
Every day is a surprise in this remote part of Australia
Along Western Australia’s remote Kimberley coast, time and tides rule everything.
- Kerry van der Jagt
New ABC boss has a steep learning curve ahead of him
Marks should be given a chance to prove his critics wrong by recognising that the ABC is not a commercial outfit, but a public broadcaster dedicated to producing independent, trustworthy and quality programming to a diverse audience, regardless of class or political persuasion.
Drugs, bikies, a serial killer: How did six men vanish from the outback without a trace?
Wes Lockyer is one of six Aboriginal men from WA’s remote north to have disappeared in recent years. His family want the police and pollies to do more to find them. And the public to care.
- Tim Elliott
Miners rejoice as Albanese shelves environment watchdog
The resources sector wants the reform to be abandoned altogether rather than returned to the agenda in February.
- Mike Foley
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