Broome: Broome International Airport

Among Western Australia’s coastal towns, Broome stands out for its enduring pearling heritage beside Roebuck Bay. On the Indian Ocean coast at the edge of the Kimberley region, it combines broad tidal flats with the long sweep of Cable Beach. Broome grew rapidly during the late-19th-century pearl-shell boom, attracting workers from Japan, China, Malaysia and Aboriginal communities; that history remains visible in its food, stories and the Japanese Cemetery. Roebuck Bay is also internationally important for migratory shorebirds, which gather on its mudflats. Discover how Broome connects with the Kimberley coast by browsing webcams nearby.

Western Australia occupies the western third of the Australian continent, stretching from the Indian Ocean coast to the dry heart of the outback. Its remote interior is defined by sandy plains, low dunes and spinifex grasslands, with immense distances between settlements. This is part of a wider network of Aboriginal Country: Indigenous peoples have maintained profound cultural connections to these lands for tens of thousands of years. Far from Perth and the coastal cities, the region reflects the scale and solitude of inland Australia, where travel demands preparation, respect for local access conditions and an awareness of seasonal heat. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Western Australia.

Australia’s terrain extends from tropical rainforests in the northeast to arid plains in the interior, producing dramatic climatic contrasts. The Great Dividing Range follows much of the eastern coast, while the Great Barrier Reef lies off Queensland in the Coral Sea and Uluru rises from the central desert. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples maintain living cultures whose connections to Country long predate European settlement. In Sydney, the sail-like Opera House, completed in 1973, stands beside one of the world’s best-known harbours. Discover further points of interest through webcams located across Australia.