Media Releases

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.

Perth hosts largest defence conference in WA history

24 July 2024

Perth has become the centre of the global security debate with some of the highest-ranking naval figures in the world attending the Indian Ocean Defence and Security (IODS) Conference and Exhibition, along with close to 3,000 attendees.

Government welcomes prestigious national biotech summit to WA

11 July 2024

The nation's leading Bioshares Biotech Summit kicks off in Fremantle tomorrow - the first time this major event has been held in Western Australia.

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.