Taking the stand in his District Court trial, Stewart Burchell says allegations he raped a former staff member and indecently assaulted others "did not happen".

A former security guard at Broome's Roebuck Bay Hotel says she was repeatedly indecently assaulted by the venue's former manager while on shift.

The threat has eased from a bushfire that put homes under threat in Mowanjum in far northern Western Australia.

Police hope a bounty of up to $25,000 could help identify those responsible for fires that burned through the Kimberley.

The Australian Border Force is launching a reporting function on a popular fishing app, but stakeholders in the far north say the technology means little without more boots on the ground.  

Numbers of the brightly coloured Gouldian finch appear to be dropping in Western Australia's East Kimberley.

It's barely the size of a sesame seed, but the shot-hole borer has quickly devastated Western Australia's tree canopy. Experts are warning other states and territories to take action now to avoid a similar fate.