Broome
Broome man had four break-ins before he cable-tied trespassing kids
Mat Radelic, 45, denies he committed the offence of assault after he cable-tied three young Indigenous children he found swimming in his backyard pool in March.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Amber Wilkinson
Latest
‘Residential dustbowls’: The Perth postcodes on an investor blacklist
Suburbs on Perth’s ever-expanding outer fringe feature heavily on a national list of the riskiest postcodes to invest. Investors are warned to avoid them.
- by Sarah Brookes
Lifeline for WA beaches under threat from rising sea levels
With 20,000km of coastline, Western Australia is facing a battle on all fronts against coastal erosion.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Exclusive
War
WA nurse in Gaza: Smell of blood is unbearable as bodies lie everywhere
Broome nurse Rebecca Smith speaks from Gaza, where she is volunteering in a hospital packed with dead and injured women and children after heavy bombings.
- by Sarah Brookes
Updated
The Kimberley
State swings axe on iconic Kimberley Horizontal Falls experience
All but one tourism operators in the region will not be allowed to take their boats through the falls from 2026 – and the experience will end completely in 2028.
- by Hamish Hastie
Analysis
Crime
Image of cable-tied kids shocks, but sadly we’ve been here before
The video has shocked Australia – small Aboriginal children sobbing, hands bound with cable ties as relatives hurl abuse at a strident white man.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Heather McNeill
Updated
Violence
Broome man charged with assault regrets ‘tying up trespassing children in backyard’
The 45-year-old tradesman said he regretted his actions and said they were not racially motivated. “It didn’t come from a place of hate or nothing, just disappointment and a bit of anger”.
- by Heather McNeill and Brittany Hoskins
Updated
Catholic church
WA bishop charged with historical sex crimes, held in custody overnight
A Broome bishop has been charged with a string of alleged historical sex offences.
- by Heather McNeill and Hamish Hastie
Updated
Crime
Broome child abuse detectives interview and release former bishop
A 200-page Vatican report allegedly found Christopher Saunders likely sexually assaulted four Indigenous youths and potentially groomed another 67 Indigenous youths and men.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Murder charge over woman’s Christmas night death in Broome
The 34-year-old woman was found with serious head injuries on Monday at a home in the Broome beachside suburb of Cable Beach.
- by Aaron Bunch
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