In 2004 the death of 36-year-old Cameron Doomadgee in a watch house on Palm Island sparked a riot which caused $4 million damage to the island and led to a $30 million class action racial discrimination. Community members say while the island may have changed due to the high profile nature of the...

Plans lodged with WA's Environmental Protection Authority this month will bring wild transformation to an ancient desert landscape. Experts, who note the proposed scale is "incredible", say the idea has a lot going for it.