Ben Collins
@BB_Collins
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Multimedia journalist with the ABC in the Kimberley. Opinions my own. I retweet what I find interesting even if I don't agree; does not equal endorsement.
Mostly Broome
Joined July 2009
A decade after the initial proposal caused huge controversy and division in the Kimberley, a plan for a gas processing plant north of Broome remains on the State Government's books. Story via @BB_Collins @abcperth @abcnews
abc.net.au
The state government has a number of plans for future fossil fuel projects, including a gas precinct on the Kimberley coast, despite a policy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Joy, excitement and fear - @BB_Collins captures reactions from all corners of the Kimberley to the news WA's hard borders will be coming down on February 5. @abcperth @abcnews @ABCIndigenous
abc.net.au
Fear remains in some communities in the WA's most northern region about what re-opened state borders could bring, but many are more than ready to reconnect with the rest of the nation.
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TOWN BEACH CLOSED TO SWIMMING ⛔️ Shire Rangers have this morning closed Town Beach to swimming after a swimmer was stung by an Irukandji on Monday evening. #Broome #ShireofBroome
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Vehicles to be banned from Cable Beach during peak turtle season from December 2022 in a bid to protect vulnerable hatchlings. Story via @BB_Collins, Vanessa Mills @abcperth @abcnews
abc.net.au
Cars are set to be banned from Broome's Cable Beach during turtle nesting season in a move that could protect 80 per cent of the tiny hatchlings as they try to reach the sea.
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Driving on Cable Beach in turtle nesting season set to be banned from 2022 #Broome #Kimberley
https://t.co/iSSLW3spFH via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
Cars are set to be banned from Broome's Cable Beach during turtle nesting season in a move that could protect 80 per cent of the tiny hatchlings as they try to reach the sea.
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Ngururrpa Ranger Clifford Sunfly joined an exclusive club this week - becoming one of just a handful of people to have seen a night parrot in the wild. Story via @madisonksnow @BB_Collins @abcperth @ABCIndigenous @abcnews
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Considered to be one of the world's most mysterious birds, the elusive night parrot has been seen by fewer than 20 people who are still alive today.
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Facinating read about race relations and Chinese food in the #Kimberley from @BB_Collins
@ABCIndigenous @abcnews
https://t.co/jcIZ0FjzIW
abc.net.au
In 1971, years after the Charles Perkins Freedom Rides and the 1967 referendum, Tommy Edgar and Albert Barunga took their families out to dinner — and were promptly arrested.
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Six years after the Charles Perkins Freedom Rides, these men were arrested for entering a racially segregated restaurant in 1970s Australia. A privilege to work with the Edgar and Barunga families to celebrate Australian #CivilRights heroes.
abc.net.au
In 1971, years after the Charles Perkins Freedom Rides and the 1967 referendum, Tommy Edgar and Albert Barunga took their families out to dinner — and were promptly arrested.
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Part of the West #Kimberley National Heritage Place, WA's mighty #Martuwarra (#Fitzroy River) sustains rich #biodiversity, #ecosystems and human #culture. This Northern Hub project aimed to determine the #environmental water needs of key plants and animals of the Fitzroy 1/
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Actus Mer/Sea News: Via @EINSeafoodNews - Boats burnt, seafood seized in crackdown on illegal foreign fishing in Australian waters - @ErinParke2 @BB_Collins @abcnews
https://t.co/AAdC43LjgF
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Environmental regulator investigating claim of illegal land clearing near the Kimberley's iconic Horizontal Falls. Story via @BB_Collins @abcperth @abcnews
abc.net.au
A copper explorer says he has made the biggest find since World War II near WA's Horizontal Falls tourism attraction, as conservationists allege illegal land clearing has occurred.
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Derby man Peter O'Dwyer says surgery he did not consent to has left him with a non-functioning arm. Story via @BB_Collins @abcperth @abcnews
abc.net.au
It was supposed to be minor surgery to increase blood circulation, but instead Peter O'Dwyer alleges a procedure he did not consent to has caused his arm to decline to the point of uselessness.
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The Federal Government's Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility investigating what Chinese buy-in means for its support for a proposed mineral sands mine between Broome and Derby. Story via @BB_Collins @abcperth @abcnews
abc.net.au
The federal government's NAIF will scrutinise its support for the proposed Thunderbird mineral sands mine following the announcement of a joint venture with a Chinese company and a significant change...
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Backers of proposed Broome floating jetty miss second key deadline. Story via @BB_Collins @abcperth @abcnews
abc.net.au
A new floating jetty touted to revolutionise shipping to the north of WA has missed an already extended deadline and the state government is yet to grant a second extension.
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Immensely proud boss moment - ABC Kimberley's @ErinParke2 @BB_Collins @HanBarry93 and @hinakoshiraishi all finalists at this year's WA Media Awards. It's a privilege to work with this team every day and see the amazing work they continuously put out. @abcperth @ABCMediaComms
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"I believe it is time that we include the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women around the policy designing table ... and be informed by the lived realities of women from all of our diversity." – @June_Oscar #abc730
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New dating technique suggests carvings on Kimberley rock art shelters could be up to 43,000 years old - amongst the oldest in the world. Story via @BB_Collins @abcperth @abcnews @ABCIndigenous
abc.net.au
A mineral layer coating Kimberley rock art shelters has been dated to be up to 43,000 years old and it could prove rock carvings are among the oldest art in the world.
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WA's environmental watchdog says it will take the latest IPCC report into account ahead of its next update to the state's greenhouse gas guidance due next year. Story via @BB_Collins @abcperth @abcnews @ABCscience
abc.net.au
The WA Environmental Protection Authority says it will take into account the latest IPCC report when it updates greenhouse gas guidance, as it calls for public comment on a gas fracking proposal in...
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It's been a wild old news day here in the Kimberley. Check out the stories from @TedOConnor4 @HanBarry93 @BB_Collins @EdwinCowlishaw and Vanessa Mills - https://t.co/NJmrMDbcyb
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The screams of two young women being assaulted in a crowded Kimberley caravan park went unanswered as they were bashed by a group of teenagers with a metal chair and had their vehicle taken. Story via @BB_Collins @abcperth @abcnews
abc.net.au
Two young women left bruised and with "wobbly" teeth after an assault in a crowded Kimberley caravan park say their calls for help went unanswered.
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