This analysis was developed to provide a detailed picture of the current availability of residential aged care in Western Australia (WA) and the challenges associated with meeting future demand. It includes demographic analysis to identify pressure points in the market and explores whether there are reasons why supply has not kept pace with demand.

The scorecard assesses and ranks the performance of each Australian state across ten economic indicators: annual growth in per capita gross state product, annual wage growth, jobs growth, retail turnover, tax burden, debt burden, productivity growth, business investment, rental affordability and energy affordability. Western Australia is the best performing state and New South Wales the...

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework (HPF) was developed to monitor progress towards health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The HPF collates information about health outcomes, broader determinants of health, health protective and risk factors, and access to health services. This report presents key findings from Western Australia.

This research report describes the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with the criminal legal system in Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. The findings confirm the lasting impacts of colonisation and intergenerational trauma, which create the conditions that lead Indigenous people into engagement with the criminal legal system.

Winter 2025 was one of the toughest for Western Australia’s health system. Learning from this experience, this strategy sets out how WA Health is preparing for higher demand on health services during winter. It explains what WA health is doing to ensure people get the care they need, in the safest and most appropriate setting.