Media Releases

Important steps to bolster family and domestic violence response

12 September 2023

The Cook Government has announced a special taskforce to help guide the next phase of the State's efforts to address family and domestic violence (FDV), building on the Government's ongoing work and more than $200 million of investment.

UK mission to showcase WA defence businesses

11 September 2023

Eight industry leading Western Australian businesses are set to showcase their products on the world stage during the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exposition this week.

Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference returns to WA

25 August 2023

Western Australia is set to take centre stage at the Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference (IODSC) next year.

Refurbished State Mortuary to provide families with answers

23 August 2023

The Cook Government's $8.7 million upgrade of the State Mortuary is complete, with Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson today joining PathWest to officially open the redeveloped facility.

High-tech help improves safety in Mandurah and Dawesville

22 August 2023

A series of covert and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras are operating in the Mandurah and Dawesville electorates, helping officers crackdown on hoons and other unlawful activity.

WA Police equipped with lifesaving opioid overdose treatment

14 August 2023

Western Australian Police Officers are adding a new lifesaving tool to their kit, in the form of a rapid opioid overdose treatment.

WA Government support keeps PCYC programs running

09 August 2023

The Cook Labor Government has ensured Police and Community Youth Centres (PCYC) can continue to deliver the safeSPACE program - a vital early intervention initiative which supports Western Australian youth.

Success for WA's ground-breaking rehab prison

07 August 2023

Australia's first Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) treatment prison for women has celebrated five years of operation, with figures demonstrating a low level of re-offending among participants.

'Forgotten War' no more - Korean War memorial unveiled

27 July 2023

Perth's new Korean War Memorial was officially opened today - exactly 70 years since the armistice agreement which ended the Korean War was signed.

Police Air Wing bolstered by arrival of new world-class helicopter

26 July 2023

A new era of aeronautical law enforcement has taken off following the arrival of the State's first five-blade Airbus H145 helicopter.