Chris Dawson

Department of the Premier and Cabinet director general, Darren Foster, is stepping down immediately, with senior bureaucrats Rebecca Brown and Sharyn O’Neill stepping into the breach.

The state government has ruled out bringing forward phase five of eased COVID-19 restrictions by one day to boost attendance at an AFL game in Perth.

Western Australia will tighten its border with the east coast from midnight as coronavirus cases continue to grow in Victoria, which reported 165 new infections overnight.

Western Australia will delay easing its final COVID-19 restrictions by at least two weeks as it monitors the outbreak in Victoria, which recorded 228 COVID-19 cases overnight.

Just hours after announcing travellers to WA from NSW would have to quarantine until they had returned a negative result for COVID, WA Premier Mark McGowan has announced arrivals from NSW must now quarantine for a full 14 days.

The state government is expected to review its regime for travellers arriving from Sydney today after the coronavirus cluster on Sydney's northern beaches jumped to 28 people.

A mix of good fortune and good management meant WA emerged from the recent lockdown in good shape. How likely is it to happen again?

Police commissioner Chris Dawson wants new legislation to enable a permanent police presence on the state's borders, including stronger vehicle search powers.

Does WA need the hundreds of new police officers it’s set to recruit over the next four years?

The state’s Emergency Management Committee is expected to meet this afternoon to discuss the evolving COVID-19 situation in NSW and Queensland.

Social services executive Sue Ash has been named independent chair of the state government’s newly formed quarantine advisory panel.

The state government will introduce legislation to reappoint John McKechnie as head of the corruption watchdog, a year after his appointment was blocked.

The state government will move to protect contact tracing data after it was legally obtained by police to assist a murder investigation.

Premier Mark McGowan says it was an "oversight" that police had lawful access to data obtained through a contact tracing app.

A third of Western Australian aged care workers would quit the industry if forced to get COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a new survey.

Police Commissioner Chris Dawson has been ordered to self-isolate after travelling from Sydney amid NSW's ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

A staff member at Geraldton Hospital is in quarantine after entering a lift that had been used by a coronavirus-infected ship crewman.

Western Australia's hard border to NSW is set to remain for at least another two months with a coronavirus outbreak in Sydney no closer to being controlled.

Western Australia will reintroduce a hard border to Victoria, effectively blocking residents of the entire east coast from travelling west.

Twenty of the 22 crew members on board a cargo ship docked at Fremantle Port have tested positive for COVID-19 overnight.

Western Australia has tens of thousands of empty coronavirus vaccination slots as authorities prepare to offer jabs at selected secondary schools.

The state government has launched a $3.6 million campaign to encourage Western Australians to get the COVID-19 vaccination, as WA continues to trail behind in the national rollout.

Health Minister Roger Cook has confirmed the AFL Grand Final will go ahead as planned this Saturday after a truck driver who travelled through regional WA earlier this month tested positive for COVID-19.

Western Australia has recorded five new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, three of which are related to the Delta backpacker cluster.

WA has recorded four new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, with the health minister warning that it was likely there had been community spread of the virus.

Police Commissioner Chris Dawson’s deputy Gary Dreibergs will succeed him as the state’s vaccine commander, as the vaccine rollout reaches school-aged children.

WA Police will be the first law enforcement agency in the world to receive Apple CarPlay for operational policing.

Police commissioner Chris Dawson will become WA’s next governor with Kim Beazley preparing to end his four year tenure.

From keeping people out of WA as health minister to luring them in under the tourism portfolio, Roger Cook has had a busy couple of years.

One of the state's two deputy police commissioners, Gary Dreibergs, has ended his 40-year career and will not be in the running to replace the outgoing commissioner Chris Dawson.

Western Australia's deputy police commissioner Col Blanch will lead the 6,800-strong force after being described as the "stand out" replacement for Chris Dawson.

A family heritage in policing runs deep for the outgoing commissioner as he readies to be WA's next governor.

Political editor Gary Adshead discusses his profile of Chris Dawson, including the incoming governor's family history, a career in the police force, and advocacy for Aboriginal causes.

WA Police commissioner Chris Dawson has dismissed fears a spate of resignations could derail the force’s expansion plan, but conceded wages were critical to competing with the private sector.

Governor Chris Dawson has declared a mourning period in Western Australia for Queen Elizabeth II, describing her as a beacon of stability through decades of rapid change.

Policymakers who leaned into big government to deal with the pandemic may face increasing pressure to do more on public sector wage increases.

Western Australian governor Chris Dawson, former politicians Clive Brown and John Hyde, public health leader Helen Milroy and construction entrepreneur Harry Xydas are among those who received Australia Day honours.

Perth hosted Australia’s first international Para Dance course.

In his first speech as the 31st premier of Western Australia, Roger Cook praised his predecessor and affirmed his commitment to the state.