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A report tabled in parliament on the plans found there were "multiple points of failure" in the Education Department's efforts to get students back to school in the remote Kimberley town of Halls Creek.

With skimpies, himpies, wet T-shirt competitions and pearlers in its history, a beloved West Australian institution is up for sale and locals hope it keeps its traditions.

Nearly 70 per cent of flights between a major tourist destination and a capital city failed to take off on time last month as the nation recorded its worst-ever delay figures.

The three new marine parks will cover more than 600,000 hectares of Kimberley coastline throughout the Buccaneer Archipelago.

The WA government is investigating allegations attendance plans at Halls Creek were botched. Frustrated families say meaningful face-to-face meetings are the only way forward.

WA's Education Minister Sue Ellery once described efforts to address a truancy crisis in Halls Creek as "amazing". Now her department is investigating as families accuse the government of botching school attendance plans.

Changes in the NT and an ongong inquiry into banning bottleshops from selling everything but light beer will test the way forward for potential liquor restrictions in the Pilbara and Kimberley.

Broome prides itself on being a multicultural melting pot, but recent census data shows a drop in people bringing international cultures to the regional WA town.

Health authorities say they are in a race to control a syphilis outbreak that started in northern Australia.