Western Australia Archives

Dugongs at risk from toxic algae

Blue-green algae is threatening to smother the Western Australian seagrass beds that dugongs feed off.

As Kimberley locals protest a $30 billion gas hub at James Price Point, we revisits the scene of a historic land rights battle in the same region.

The planned Woodside LNG plant on the WA coast will have a negative impact on whales, say green groups.

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Land managers, Aboriginal rangers and pastoralists are coming together to improve fire management techniques in the Kimberley.

A Perth grandmother has become the world’s oldest woman to swim the English Channel.

Perth researchers are recording the vocalisations of a range of native fish.

The harsh beauty of inland Australia is reflected in its cracked and creviced salt lakes.

Aboriginal artists have joined together to present a collection of artwork, telling their history of the Canning Stock Route.

A stowaway cane toad makes it all the way to Broome in Western Australia.

Controversial studies say the world’s largest rock art collection is not at risk from industry or weathering.