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Housing crisis locking student teachers out of country WA

The worsening housing shortage in the state's Kimberley is deterring student teachers from taking placements at regional schools.
An empty classroom without students.

Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Teachersby Ruby Littler

After waiting 50 years, remote community resorts to Chinese prefab homes

Sick of waiting decades for repairs and new homes, an Indigenous community in WA pools funds to buy two houses, made in China from shipping containers, to house its most vulnerable residents.
A very ramshackle house with iron boards acting as a fence, black tee hangs over it. Seen through a wire mesh.

Published: Source: StatelineTopic: Housing Policyby Alistair Bates and Charlie McLean

Ringers from the Top End compete in CPC station challenge

About 140 workers from CPC stations in Queensland, WA and the Northern Territory have battled it out in a range of events.
Dani Peterson and Troy Setter from CPC
Duration: 10 minutes 18 seconds

Published: Source: ListenTopic: Beef Cattle Farmingby Matt Brann

Here's how wet it got this winter, and what WA can expect for spring

Western Australia's winter was foggy, rainy and even featured a tornado, along with several snow flurries on Bluff Knoll. Here are the pictures that illustrate the season.
Thunder over Perth City.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Kenith Png

Pharmacist shocked to see her AI-manipulated photo in weight loss ads

Mary Baker became increasingly angry when she saw her image manipulated and doctored in an AI-generated weight-loss endorsement on social media.
Two photos one of a slim woman standing in a pharmacy, and another of the same women looking larger.

Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Scams and Fraudby Esse Deves

Bunuba people say 'it's good to be home' as they return after floods

More than two years since catastrophic floods in WA's far north devastated a wildlife sanctuary, traditional owners have returned to country.
Three teenage girls stand together in front of a waterway.

Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Indigenous Cultureby Dunja Karagic

Inappropriate 'pattern of behaviours' from Optus staff revealed

The Federal Court has heard vulnerable Optus customers who were homeless, unemployed or receiving disability payments were wrongfully sold services and products.
close up sign of Optus

Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Consumer Protectionby Esse Deves and Ruby Littler

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Northern Cotton: The rise of cotton in the Kimberley

A gin has opened in far northern Western Australia, and farmers and the community are optimistic about the benefits of cotton in the region.
Duration: 13 minutes 2 seconds

Source: ABC News

Backpackers party at a 'bush doof' in bushland near Broome.

Backpackers party at a 'bush doof' in bushland near Broome. Supplied: Quentin Cole
Duration: 31 seconds

Source: ABC News

Cows on the loose in Broome

Broome resident Kelly McKnight said there was 'about 30 cows' running along the footpath on Gubinge Road. Supplied: Kelly McKnight
Duration: 15 seconds

Source: ABC News

This Place - Mangalagun

Yawuru Elder Dianne Appleby takes the ABC to Mangalagun on the outskirts of Broome. ABC Kimberley: Dayvis Heyne/Dunja Karagic
Duration: 4 minutes 25 seconds

Source: ABC News

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