The report concerns the investigation of a former senior officer at the Department of Finance (WA) who downloaded confidential information from a computer system before leaving to take up a role in the private sector. It highlights the significant misconduct risks in having weak and insufficient information controls. The Commission provided two recommendations.

Good Sammy Enterprises (GSE) is a not-for-profit social enterprise in Western Australia. GSE is trialling new models of employment support to people with intellectual disability to build their capacity and secure open employment outside GSE. This interim report evaluates the impact, outcomes and effectiveness of the trials.

An economic scorecard that assesses the performance of each Australian state and ranks them across 10 key economic measures. Charts and tables are presented for each measure. The scorecard finds that Queensland is the overall best preforming state and New South Wales is the worst overall performing state.

Financial counselling is an identified key component of support needed to reduce risks and improve the resilience of communities experiencing natural hazards. This framework informs the financial counselling sector and the broader community on the role of financial counselling in disaster preparedness, response and recovery across Western Australia.

Western Australia (WA) is experiencing an ongoing housing crisis. To address this crisis, the WA Government committed $24.4 million to develop and implement the WA Rent Relief Program. This impact evaluation of the program assesses the program’s effectiveness in addressing immediate client needs and identifies long-term improvements in housing stability and financial wellbeing outcomes.