Media Releases

New youth detention facility to adjoin Banksia Hill

26 September 2024

The Cook Government has selected the location for a new facility to house the State's most high-risk youth detainees, alongside the Banksia Hill Detention Centre.

Cook Government voluntary gun buyback success

11 September 2024

Western Australian gun owners have embraced the Cook Government's $64.3 million voluntary firearm buyback program with 38,442 weapons handed back by more than 20,500 licence holders.

Western Australian defence industry infiltrates Victoria

09 September 2024

The WA Government is returning to the Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition for a third year to highlight Western Australia's local defence industry on a global stage.

Additional $32.5 million in funding to boost safety on regional roads

06 September 2024

The Cook Government will spend an additional $32.5 million over the next four years to boost safety on regional roads across Western Australia.

Reduction in crime following introduction of liquor restrictions

24 August 2024

West Kimberley towns have seen a reduction in crime since the introduction of new liquor restrictions in Derby and Broome earlier this year.

Nation-leading law enforcement drone trial underway in Perth

16 August 2024

The Western Australia Police Force has begun trialling Drone in a Box technology to improve safety and enhance intelligence gathering for officers responding to emergencies.

Powerful new laws to enhance monitoring of sex offenders

14 August 2024

Tough new conditions will enable the WA Police Force to better monitor and manage known sex offenders in the community under proposed laws introduced to Parliament this week.

Toughest knife laws in country enter Western Australian Parliament

06 August 2024

Proposed new laws which enable WA Police to better protect the community by performing non-invasive scans to detect knives and other concealed weapons have been introduced into Western Australia's Parliament.

Final weeks to participate in $64.3 million voluntary gun buyback

05 August 2024

Gun owners have less than one month left to take part in Western Australia's $64.3 million State Government-funded voluntary firearms buyback scheme, which offers licensed gun owners up to $1,000 to hand in their weapon at any WA Police station.

WA Government teams up with Commonwealth submarine builder

26 July 2024

Western Australia's naval shipbuilding and submarine sustainment industry will take a major step forward today with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Western Australian Government and ASC.