Kununurra is one of Australia's hottest places, and crocodiles live in its waterways, yet its efforts to build a 50-metre pool have been frustrated by funding shortfalls.

What is this god awful reporting! ABC should be ashamed of publishing this.

Ted O’connor (reporter) has written a lazy and trashy puff piece. Pitting rural against metro.

He included a series of comments from locals - (no shade on them, their opinions are all important, but not the only justifications required) - in place of some actual analysis of the reasons why the pool project has become a monster.

And finally the only solution presented is “More money please!”

If we are going to have a mature debate about issues in this country then reporters need to present the public more than worn out culture war excrement, and a series of personal stories.

This could have become a great piece on how the government hasn’t got its eyes on the cost of living and inequity starting to really affect all kinds of Western Australians. Its dissapointing.