A long-term resident of 82 years with Chinese, Japanese and Aboriginal heritage, Pearl Hamaguchi, said she had seen authentic celebrations of multiculturalism in Broome fade over time.

From the late 1800s, Broome’s booming trade in pearl shell and pearls attracted Japanese, Chinese, Malay, Timorese, Filipino, Pacific Island and West Indian labourers to its shores.

The Shinju Matsuri, an amalgamation of Chinese, Japanese and Malay celebrations, attracts thousands of visitors each year to Broome, possibly the most multicultural small town in Australia.

Food Safari explores the fascinating creole cuisine of Broome, which originated with the pearling industry and includes Aboriginal, Japanese, Filipino, Chinese and Malaysian influences, and dishes ...

According to 2021 census figures, Broome is home to a population of nearly 5,000 Aboriginal people; making up 28 per cent of the community. The 2021 census found the median weekly income for a ...

As a Yawuru man born in Broome, Bart belongs to a long line of custodians (Aboriginal people with responsibility for caring for their land) going back at least 30,000 years.