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ABC News: Kimberley
| 06/25/2007 10:08 PM |
| Another man charged with Kalumburu child sex offences |
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Detectives have charged another man with child sex offences at the remote largely Indigenous community of Kalumburu, in northern Western Australia, bringing to 13 the number who have been arrested since April.
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| 06/25/2007 10:01 PM |
| Public warned of mozzie virus threat |
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The Health Department has warned people living or holidaying in Western Australia's north to take precautions against mosquito bites as the insects could be carrying potentially deadly viruses.
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| 06/25/2007 08:09 PM |
| Regions get say on human rights |
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Regional communities are being urged to have their say on proposed new laws which aim to protect their human rights.
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| 06/25/2007 08:00 PM |
| Police say report will help investigate child sex crimes |
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Police say a report being compiled on an alleged paedophile ring at the Aboriginal community of Kalumburu, in the Kimberley, will be used as a guide for investigations at other communities.
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| 06/24/2007 09:43 PM |
| Green groups welcome delays to Ord expansion |
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Green groups have welcomed the Western Australian Government's decision to delay expansion of the Ord irrigation scheme, in Western Australia's north, saying it allows time for the first stage to be properly assessed.
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| 06/24/2007 09:39 PM |
| Mount Gibson ships first iron loads |
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Resource company Mount Gibson Iron has shipped its first two loads of iron ore from Koolan Island in the Buccaneer Archipelago, off Western Australia's north-west.
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| 06/24/2007 09:38 PM |
| WA Govt commissions cane toad report |
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The Western Australian Government has commissioned an independent review into its spending on cane toad research and control.
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| 06/23/2007 04:20 PM |
| Tests narrow down identity of unknown WWII sailor |
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Testing on the remains of an unknown sailor thought to have died on HMAS Sydney in World War II has narrowed identification down to one of three crewmen.
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| 06/22/2007 10:07 AM |
| Child sex suspects granted bail |
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Two men facing a string of child sex offences have been granted bail, despite their own Aboriginal community in Western Australia warning against the move.
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| 06/21/2007 10:00 PM |
| Warmun woman guilty of manslaughter over partner's death |
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A Supreme Court jury has found a woman from a remote Kimberley community guilty of the manslaughter of her partner last year.
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| 06/21/2007 09:36 PM |
| Indigenous art exploitation under attack |
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A Senate committee has called for a specialised Indigenous art unit to be set up to investigate exploitation and fraud within the industry.
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| 06/21/2007 09:25 PM |
| Scheme fighting substance abuse up for award |
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A successful program to combat substance abuse in Indigenous communities in the west Kimberley, in northern Western Australia, is in the running for a national award.
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| 06/21/2007 09:16 PM |
| MP attacks state govts over Indigenous welfare efforts |
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The federal Member for Kalgoorlie, Barry Haase, says state governments, including Western Australia, have done virtually nothing to improve the welfare of Indigenous people in remote communities.
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| 06/20/2007 10:35 PM |
| Opposition says Govt not committed to Ord expansion |
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The Western Australian Opposition says Ord stage two will not happen because of the State Government's failure to commit to maintaining WA's northern sugar industry and its refusal to lift the ban on genetically modified (GM) cotton.
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| 06/20/2007 10:27 PM |
| CDEP changes cutting Kimberley services: Martin |
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The Western Australian Government is warning the Commonwealth's changes to the Indigenous work-for-the-dole scheme have reduced the number of community services in Kimberley towns in the state's north.
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