Global technology company Insight has secured a $23 million contract with the state government to build a new environmental assessment platform over the next three years.
Minderoo Foundation's $50 million Early Years Initiative has gained new backing, after it was chosen to deliver a complementary federal government program.
More than $120 million will be spent on boosting early childhood care and education in Indigenous communities, with most of the funding earmarked for an expansion of the Connected Beginnings program.
The state government has confirmed its $35 million per year social housing maintenance contract will continue following the approved sale of Pindan Group's asset management arm.
Australian maintenance services provider Programmed has taken over the operation of Pindan Group's asset management arm today, a move expected to preserve more than 100 jobs.
The state government has announced four senior public service appointments but needs to recruit five new directors general, including at the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
The Amberton Coastal Precinct by Stockland was named overall winner at the latest instalment of the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA Awards for Excellence.
The Department of Communities has secured almost 8,000 square metres of space at 130 Stirling Street, in a 10-year leasing deal brokered by Sheffield Property.
Community organisations are stepping up to resolve the homelessness crisis in Fremantle, with a number of local people in need offered accommodation in recent days.
Indigo Australasia is asking the WA government to continue funding one of its services, but the government says it warned the organisation in 2016 its funding would stop.
Group-based peer support, culturally appropriate services, and upskilling in regional areas are among initiatives to be funded through the Western Australian Sector Transition Fund.
More than 200 contracts were awarded by the state government to Aboriginal-owned businesses this past financial year, with four entities earning more than half the value.
The construction arm of BGC Australia has secured the works to build boutique apartments in Claremont, as part of a $14 million state government project.
The state government's new housing strategy aims to aims to deliver a 6 per cent net increase in social housing – adding 2,600 homes to the near 43,000 social homes in WA.
A Perth childcare centre has been fined $15,000 after three toddlers sustained severe burns to their feet during a fire drill on a hot day last summer.
The disability sector's peak body has welcomed moves by the state government to delay Western Australia's transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme's new quality standards until December 1 due to COVID-19, and to allocate $2 million to help the sector meet the new requirements.
OPINION: The Corruption and Crime Commission has experienced highs and lows since being established with draconian powers in 2004 by the Gallop Labor government to root out poor practices in the public sector.
Gerard Matera is helping turn positive sentiment around Aboriginal reconciliation in the business community into genuine change through indigenous-owned building company Marawar.
Pindan will undertake property and maintenance services for Yara Australia in the Pilbara for the next five years, under a contract worth $7.5 million.
Construction companies EMCO Building, Georgiou Group and Universal Constructions are among five businesses to have been awarded significant contracts from the state government over the past month.
The state government awarded 4.77 per cent of its contracts to Aboriginal businesses in the 2018-19 financial year, substantially exceeding its own target, although the contribution of government agencies was highly variable.
OPINION: The state's electoral redistribution commissioners shouldn't expect Christmas cards from opposition leader Liza Harvey, former Labor minister Margaret Quirk or the first-term member for Joondalup, Emily Hamilton.
The alleged biggest public sector theft in Western Australia's history has prompted an independent review into the Department of Communities' financial dealings.
The state government has announced a 10-year homeless strategy, with $72 million to fund the construction of two facilities in Perth to house people experiencing chronic homelessness.
The state government has detailed changes it plans to make across the public sector to enhance financial accountability and transparency, following recent corruption charges laid against a former senior public servant in the Department of Communities.
Western Australia's Auditor General has warned the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries could be susceptible to financial fraud.
UPDATED: There is evidence senior WA public servant Paul Whyte stole up to $25 million or 10 times more than he is currently charged with, a court has heard.
A new land and house development is set to revitalise the former Kinlock Primary School site in Ferndale, with Yolk Property Group and Ventura Home Group appointed as project managers.
