Western Australia
Report
Policy roundtable report: WA 2040 Vision
This report brings together insights from a workshop on shaping the future of Western Australia's (WA's) economy in May 2025. By combining stakeholder perspectives with data-driven modelling and scenario testing, it provides an evidence-based framework to inform policy and investment decisions that will drive skill development, foster innovation and diversify WA's economy for decades to...
Evaluation
Sustaining professional learning outcomes: evaluating the effectiveness of ‘booster’ interventions
Professional learning is a commonly used strategy for helping teachers develop the skills and knowledge they need to use evidence-based practices in the classroom. This report presents the findings of a randomised trial in 17 primary and secondary schools in Western Australia examining the effectiveness of scalable 'booster' interventions as a follow-up to professional learning.
Journal article
Aboriginal deaths in custody in Western Australian prisons
This article provides an overview of the nature and adequacy of culturally appropriate health services within Western Australian prisons based on coroner findings on Aboriginal deaths in custody between 2019 to 2023. The findings reported substandard quality of supervision, care and treatment. The article calls for implementation of recommendations from Australian government inquiries.
Report
Mapping the digital gap: Warakurna, WA 2025 community update report
This report outlines updated findings from the second and third research visit to Warakurna Community in Western Australia's (WA's) Ngaanyatjarra Lands. It outlines changes in First Nations digital inclusion over three years, updating the state and usage of communications and media services in Warakurna from 2023 to 2025.
Journal article
Institutional responses to Voluntary Assisted Dying
Patients seeking to access voluntary assisted dying (VAD) are likely to be concurrently receiving care from institutions with different levels of participation in VAD. This article reports on the various institutional approaches to VAD based on interviews with regulators. Overall, the findings revealed significant diversity in how institutions approached various VAD activities.