Bases in Australia's north, including in WA's Kimberley, are seen as the nation's first line of protection. As pressure from China and Russia looms, what's being done to boost the region's defences?
WA's premier says he "hasn't been advised" a lack of staffing has led to gaps in the tracking of some alleged domestic violence offenders, despite the Department of Justice actively recruiting to fill roles.
More than a year since a major report found the lack of culturally safe and accessible care for First Nations people with disability to be a "time-sensitive national crisis", disability workers in WA's far north are still calling for action.
A 38-year-old man appears in Derby Magistrate's Court charged with murder after the death of a woman in the state's Kimberley region.
Emergency services say they will continue to monitor ex-cyclone Errol as it moves through the Kimberley, bringing welcome rain ahead of the busy tourist season.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Errol hits the Kimberley coast as a tropical low, bringing potential heavy rainfall as the system moves inland in Western Australia's far north.
Regional representation in WA's upper house has been reduced by more than a third, prompting calls for some of the state's metropolitan politicians to set up offices in the country.
The system has weakened to a category three as it continues to track towards the West Kimberley.
Tropical Cyclone Errol has continued to strengthen off the WA coast and is now forecast to reach category four intensity on Thursday.
Northern Australia's cattle industry is once again battling the government in the Federal Court, seeking compensation that reflects its losses from the export ban.
Preparations are under way in Western Australia's north for a tropical cyclone likely to form off the state's northern coast early on Sunday.
A tropical low north off Darwin is heading south-west towards the Kimberley coast.
Australian Super is one of two super funds being sued by ASIC over the handling of death benefit claims. A First Nations family says a deceased family member was mistreated by the fund.
Residents from two rural suburbs of Broome are concerned a mining company prospecting for stone nearby will cause dust, noise and water supply issues.
The video posted to social media shows a man throwing what appears to be the body of a dead dingo into a car's path, before it is driven over.