This report reveals that at current rates of dwelling completion, Western Australia will fall well short of the National Accord target of 25,000 new dwelling units per year. The report suggests recommendations to address workforce shortages, alongside more efficient use of existing housing stock, increasing the diversity of available housing options in WA, and the...

The effective marginal tax rate measures the loss due to income taxation and reduction of welfare benefit for every additional dollar of income. The simulation presented in this paper is based in Western Australia and assumes the adult individual is receiving the Disability Support Pension. The results of the simulation are presented and discussed.

The Office of the Commissioner for Victims of Crime has conducted extensive community consultations to understand coercive control in the Western Australian context. The resulting report recommends a suite of systemic and legislative reforms to recognise and respond to patterns of family and domestic violence behaviours.

This report is the culmination of three years of investigation into the culture and practice of administering the Freedom of Information (FOI) Acts across the Victorian, South Australian and Western Australian states, as well as the culture of implementing information access systems overall. The report reveals a concerning lack of engagement from government ministers, despite...

This research shows that excess liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity at Woodside’s Burrup Hub, and a lack of timely renewable energy development, are shaping up as major threats to Western Australia’s domestic gas supply and local energy consumers.