Since the inception of the role of the Commissioner for Children and Young People WA in December 2007, the approach of the office has been to focus on what the best available research and evidence says about the wellbeing of our youngest citizens. This report, Building Blocks Edition Two, contributes to this by providing a...

The second edition of The State of Western Australia’s Children and Young People highlights important information to increase our understanding about the wellbeing of children and young people. The data collected in this report shows that most Western Australian children are healthy and their material and physical needs are well met. Generally, WA compares well...

Housing reforms in remote Indigenous communities have resulted in a variety of tenancy management arrangements involving state, community and private housing sectors. This project identified different models of tenancy management, considered their housing outcomes, and shared the policy and practice lessons across jurisdictions.

The Royalties for Regions program commenced in Western Australia in 2008. The objective of the program is to promote and facilitate economic, business and social development in regional Western Australia through the operation of the Royalties for Regions Fund.

Overview The Minister for Planning, the Hon John Day MLA, launched the State Planning Strategy 2050 in June 2014. The State Planning Strategy provides the strategic context for planning and development decisions throughout the State. Prepared by the Department of Planning on behalf of the Western Australian Planning Commission, the Strategy seeks to build strategic...