The Western Australia Police Force,colloquially WAPOL,provides police services throughout the state of Western Australia,an area of 2.61 million square kilometres,the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction,with a population of 2.66 million,of which 2.11 million reside in the Perth Metropolitan Region.
Colin James Barnett is an Australian former politician who was the 29th Premier of Western Australia. He concurrently served as the state's Treasurer at several points during his tenure and had previously held various other portfolios in Western Australia's Court–Cowan Ministry.
Karen Leanne Webb,(née Keefe) is an Australian police officer,who replaced Mick Fuller as the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force in February 2022. Webb is the first woman appointed to this office.
Mark McGowan is an Australian former politician and naval officer who served as the 30th premier of Western Australia from 2017 until his retirement in 2023. He was the leader of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 2012 to 2023 and a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the district of Rockingham from 1996 to 2023.
The Barnett Ministry was the 35th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia. It included 13 members of the Liberal Party,three members of the National Party and an independent. It was led by the Premier of Western Australia,Colin Barnett,and Deputy Premier Liza Harvey. It succeeded the Carpenter Ministry on 23 September 2008 following the 2008 election and was succeeded by the First McGowan Ministry following the Liberal Party's defeat at the 2017 election.
Rita Saffioti is an Australian politician. Representing the Australian Labor Party,she has been the member for the electoral district of West Swan in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly,the lower house of the Parliament of Western Australia,since 6 September 2008. Since June 2023,she has been the deputy premier of Western Australia,the treasurer of Western Australia,the minister for transport,and the minister for tourism. From March 2017 to June 2023,she was the minister for transport and minister for planning. From March 2021 to June 2023,she was also the minister for ports. From March 2017 to December 2018,she was also the minister for lands.
Karl Joseph O'Callaghan served from 2004 to 2017 as Commissioner of the Western Australia Police.
Kenneth Douglas Lay,is a former Australian police officer and Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 2011 to 2015. He was Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria from November 2017 to November 2021.
Amber-Jade Sanderson is an Australian Labor Party politician who is the member for Morley in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly,the lower house of the Parliament of Western Australia. Since 21 December 2021,she has been Minister for Health and Minister for Mental health. From 19 March 2021 to 21 December 2021,she was Minister for Environment,Minister for Climate Action and Minister for Commerce. She rose to prominence when she chaired the Joint Select Committee on End of Life Choices. From 22 May 2013 to 5 February 2017,she was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council,the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia,for the East Metropolitan Region.
Kerry Gaye Sanderson,is a retired Australian public servant and business director,who served as the 32nd Governor of Western Australia,in office from 20 October 2014 to 1 May 2018. She is the first woman to have held the position. She has since served as Chancellor of Edith Cowan University for 2019–2021.
Andrew Colvin is an Australian police officer who was the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police from September 2014 to September 2019. On 5 January 2020,Colvin was appointed to lead the newly established National Bushfire Recovery Agency. In June 2024,Colvin was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Australian Red Cross,an organisation with a rich history of making a significantly positive impact on people’s lives.
Graham Leonard Ashton is an Australian police officer who was the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 2015 to 2020. He also served in the Australian Federal Police for a long period.
The First McGowan Ministry was the 36th ministry of the Government of Western Australia. Led by the Premier Mark McGowan and Deputy Premier Roger Cook,it succeeded the Barnett Ministry following the 2017 election.
John Newton Carey is an Australian politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party,Carey has been the member for Perth in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly,the lower house of the Parliament of Western Australia,since 11 March 2017. Since June 2023,Carey has been the minister for planning,minister for lands,minister for housing,and minister for homelessness. He previously served in other ministries from March 2021 to June 2023. From 19 October 2013 to 30 January 2017,he was the mayor of the City of Vincent.
David Robert Michael is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2017 state election,representing Balcatta. Michael is the WA Parliament's first MP of Finnish descent.
The Western Australia Police Star was established to recognise Western Australia Police personnel who are killed or seriously injured whilst carrying out their primary functions on or off duty.
Shane Andrew Patton is an Australian police officer and as of June 2020,the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police.
Cleo Smith,a four-year-old Australian girl,was abducted on 16 October 2021 from a campsite in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia (WA). She was found alive and well on 3 November,after police raided the home of Terence Darrell Kelly in the nearby town of Carnarvon. Her safe recovery after eighteen days was described as extremely rare,and received widespread news coverage and social media reaction both across Australia and internationally. Kelly was convicted of child abduction and sentenced to 13 years and 6 months in jail.
Palmer v Western Australia was a case heard by the High Court of Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic,which held that the Quarantine Directions and the authorising legislation,the Emergency Management Act 2005,were not impermissibly infringing section 92 of the Constitution of Australia.
