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Labor landslide across regional WA sees second Kimberley-based MP and first Aboriginal MLC elected
TueTuesday 16
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New Kimberley MP Divina D Anna celebrates with supporters in Broome on election night.
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Western Australia s landslide backing of the McGowan Government looks to have completely re-shaped the electoral map in the remotest parts of the state.
Key points:
Voters across the Kimberley, Pilbara, Gascoyne and Goldfields have delivered Labor an unprecedented 57 per cent of the vote in the Mining and Pastoral region
The district will see four Labor MPs elected for the first time in its four-decade history
Kimberley grapples with escalating crime ahead of state election
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FebFebruary 2021 at 10:09pm
A community meeting last year in Fitzroy Crossing heard concerns about youth crime and the underlying causes.
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WA Police statistics show the crime rate around the Kimberley has continued to escalate over the past decade
It is a key issue in next month s state election, with views varying from cracking down on juvenile offenders to a better funding of wraparound services
Candidates in the forthcoming state election make their pitches to the electorate
A group of kids broke into her house, crept past her sleeping children and stole two sets of car keys. She said one of the boys was likely as young as 10.