Media Releases
Broome Night Space helping community and youth stay safe
10 July 2024
Broome's new Immediate Response Night Space (IRNS) service - also known as Ngurra Buru - has created a safe service to help get young people off the streets and into care after hours.
New laws to protect retail workers and businesses from crime
02 July 2024
Significantly increased penalties now apply to violent attackers who target retail workers simply doing their job.
Aboriginal community in the Pilbara says yes to alcohol ban
28 June 2024
For the first time, the Aboriginal community of Strelley, in the Pilbara, has decided to ban alcohol to reduce harm to its residents and provide a place for healing.
Australia's toughest firearms laws pass WA Parliament
19 June 2024
The strictest gun laws in the nation have passed the Parliament of Western Australia, ensuring thousands of firearms are removed from the community.
Firearms Bill amendments in response to Floreat tragedy
11 June 2024
The Cook Labor Government will introduce further safety measures to their historic nation-leading firearms legislation in response to the horrific circumstances surrounding the Floreat murders of Jennifer and Gretl Petelczyc.
Prisoners enlisted to guide puppies in special training program
10 June 2024
Minimum security prisoners at Boronia Pre-release Centre for Women are raising puppies for Guide Dogs WA (GDWA) under a first of its kind partnership in Western Australia.
Gaming authorities raid an illegal high-stakes poker venue
07 June 2024
Gaming authorities and the WA Police Force have carried out a raid on a suspected illegal gaming house, shutting down a high-stakes poker event at an industrial premises in Wangara.
New home for Drug Detection Unit in milestone year
03 June 2024
The Department of Justice's Drug Detection Unit (DDU) is marking 30 years of service dedicated to keeping illicit drugs out of prisons, with the establishment of a new headquarters.
New Department of Justice Director General announced
28 May 2024
Kylie Maj has been appointed as the next Director General of the Western Australian Department of Justice.
'Anywhere, anytime' knife scan laws to protect community
23 May 2024
The Cook Government will introduce the toughest knife laws in the country, giving the WA Police Force greater powers to locate knives and other concealed weapons better protecting the Western Australian community.