Rosanne Maloney is a reporter at ABC Kimberley, based in Broome. She was previously the Communities reporter at ABC Melbourne after finishing an ABC news cadetship in 2022. Prior to her cadetship, she did a short stint reporting with ABC Ballarat and as a radio reporter in Melbourne. She tweets at @rosannemmaloney.
Advocates say overcrowding in government-owned houses in the Kimberley is straining resources, contributing to poor living conditions, and exacerbating health and social issues.
Janella Isaac's elders have fought for nearly 20 years to ensure the deep cultural and environmental significance of their homeland in Western Australia's north is recognised.
Passengers are met with bizarre scenes as a television personality wrangles a snake onboard a plane in Western Australia’s north.
Topic:Feel Good
Due to financial and time constraints, native title bodies often struggle to file compensation claims before elders with vital knowledge die, but a new Federal Court decision allows their testimonies to be collected and preserved for future claims.
Single mum Savannah says she sleeps in the lounge room with her kids to escape northern WA heat because it is the only room with air conditioning.
A class action has been filed against the West Australian government on behalf of thousands of tenants living in substandard public housing in remote Aboriginal communities.
Adrian Lane helped alert border force to the presence of multiple Indonesian fishing boats at Kuri Bay, but the Dambimangari man is frustrated more than a dozen fishers are yet to face any criminal charges.
The Skill Engineer program in the Kimberley town uses e-scooter construction and maintenance to teach at-risk youth critical skills.
Topic:Solutions
With their land tied up in restrictive arrangements under the Aboriginal Lands Trust, traditional owners on WA's Dampier Peninsula are intensifying their efforts to win back control.
Australian authorities have responded after local tour guides and traditional owners spotted four boats moored at Kuri Bay in far northern WA.
A planned dialysis centre in the remote Kimberley community of Balgo is one step closer to opening following delays, and locals say it can't come soon enough.
Leaders in Djarindjin hope long-awaited recognition from the WA government will trigger economic and social development.
Brought in to reduce skyrocketing rates of alcohol-fuelled violence, the new rules take effect in Broome and Derby today.
The number of police officers targeting alcohol-related crime in WA's remote Kimberley region will be bolstered ahead of new liquor restrictions coming into effect from next week.
A new space designed to accommodate at-risk young people who had been roaming the streets of Broome at night is reducing pressure on police and improving outcomes for youths, according to organisers.
Travellers near Bell Gorge in the Kimberley say they heard the woman's leg break followed by screaming. An ABC journalist, a nurse and a retired GP were among those who rushed to her aid.
Legal and social groups say housing shortages and diminished services mean the child protection system is failing the people it is meant to protect.
The union representing child protection staff says workers in the Kimberley are disillusioned and employed by a system that is struggling to achieve positive outcomes for families.
Hundreds of people participate in a reconciliation walk marking the start of NAIDOC Week and share their pride in Indigenous culture in the Kimberley.
Community leaders fear alcohol restrictions in Derby and Broome could cause unintentional harm without the support services that have long been sought.
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination says the Cook government's botched rollout and reversal of changes to the state's heritage laws could constitute a breach of international convention.
More than a year since James Hester and Halimah James lost their son in the record-breaking Kimberley floods, they're still waiting for answers about why there was access to a destroyed bridge.
Despite a government spotlight on juvenile crime in WA's Kimberley region, youth crime prevention programs like Together We Ride are struggling to continue due to a lack of steady funding.
Details of the deaths on a pastoral property the state's far north in November last year were discussed in parliament this week, with the Greens describing the late disclosure as "disappointing".
Police have charged three men after more than $250,000 worth of cattle were allegedly stolen from a pastoral station in northern WA.