Latest from Western Australia

X Factor contestant sacked from reality show

Doc loses bid to appeal against jail sentence

WA unlikely to get shark nets

Western Australia: Red sand, blue skies

With a staircase to the moon, camel rides on the beach and the taste of rosella flower wine, Broome is no ordinary Australian town, discovers Megan Singleton.

Australia's feral camel numbers drop to 750,000

Priceless 8 carat pink diamond goes on show

Western Australia: Sunrise and bubbles at camp

Megan Singleton warms to glamping at an eco resort in Broome.

Eco Beach Resort, Broome

This idyllic spot in Western Australia is the ideal place to try glamping - glamorous camping - for the first time. <P><P><I>For further information see <a href='http://www.ecobeach.com.au' target='_blank'>ecobeach.com.au</a>.</I>

Endangered species found in Chinese medicines

Fears as fourth man is killed by shark

Western Australia's pearl industry

The clean, warm waters of the Indian Ocean, just off Australia's Kimberly Coast, have been home to one of the world's biggest pearl industries since the 1870s.

Western Australia: The queen of gems

Timeless and elegant, who doesn't love pearls? <i>Viva</i> discovers the true beauty of this ocean wonder.

NZ girl's mysterious death in Australia

Western Australia: Take me to the river

Jo Burzynska heads to Western Australia and uncovers some pleasant surprises in the vineyards of the Margaret River and beyond.

Man's whale shark encounter: 'It waved at me'

Living with the fires - an Australian dilemma