The overview outlines the economic and fiscal outlook, and key initiatives for the 2026-27 Budget year. The Budget delivers cost of living relief for Western Australians, and continues to deliver on the priorities of housing, health and jobs. Despite geopolitical and economic uncertainty across the world, Western Australia's economy remains the strongest in the nation.

The 2025–26 Budget provides an economic and financial outlook for Western Australia (WA). It continues support for families, makes investments to grow the economy and make more things locally, and responds to the needs of a growing population. The budget outlines key investments in services and infrastructure to lay the foundations for WA’s future.

Effective regulation supports innovation, investments and protects our community and environment, but regulation that is ineffective can increase the costs and difficulties of doing business. Streamline WA is a whole-of-government initiative to make it easier to do business in WA by improving regulation and regulatory practice.

Streamline WA is a whole-of-government initiative to make it easier to do business in WA by improving regulation and regulatory practice. This second progress report outlines the significant work being undertaken across State Government agencies to identify and drive initiatives for regulatory reform.

Deloitte Access Economics was engaged by the Western Australian Treasury to undertake a comparative analysis of cost of living between Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane; and between the major regional centres of Bunbury, Newcastle, Geelong and Sunshine Coast. The purpose of the report is to measure current living costs likely to be faced by new...