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| 15 Sept 2026 | 🛒 | Retail Barring Orders Bill 2025 Addressing retail violence with barring orders, focusing on applicant eligibility and the definition of offensive behaviour. | Bills | |
| 10 Sept 2026 | ⚖️ | Land Forces Event (Special Powers) Bill 2026 Debate on special powers for a Land Forces event, focusing on designated areas, stop-and-search, and exclusion lists. | Bills | |
| 9 Sept 2026 | ⚖️ | Minister for Child Protection-Performance Concerns over the Department of Communities' handling of a Children's Court judgement and its impact on a child's transition. | Motions | |
| 8 Sept 2026 | ⚖️ | Police-Section 300 reports Mandatory receipts and cross-agency confirmation for child neglect reports to ensure accountability. | Petitions | |
| 8 Sept 2026 | ⚖️ | Land Forces Event (Special Powers) Bill 2026 Debate on the constitutionality and practical implications of expanded police powers during a major event. | Bills | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 🛡️ | Land Forces Event (Special Powers) Bill 2026 Debating expanded temporary police powers for major defense expo amidst protest concerns. | Bills | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 💰 | GST-Productivity Commission report Protecting Western Australia's GST revenue and the 2018 deal from interim recommendations. | Motions | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 🌿 | Hemp industry-Senate inquiry Government's commitment to implementing Senate inquiry recommendations for developing Australia's hemp industry. | Questions without notice | |
| 19 Aug 2026 | 🚗 | Medicinal Cannabis and Safe Driving Working Group-Report Inquiry into taxation implications of proposed medicinal cannabis driving law reforms. | Questions without notice | |
| 19 Aug 2026 | 🕳️ | Palliative care Government failure to implement palliative care recommendations leads to patient harm and lack of accountability. | Motions | |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 🌿 | Medicinal Cannabis and Safe Driving Working Group-Report Seeking road safety statistics comparing cannabis legality periods in Australian Capital Territory. | Questions without notice | |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 💧 | Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment 1409/41 (Major)-Portion of North Ellenbrook (West) Disallowance of development based on flawed drainage and soil analysis, risking repeated flooding issues. | Disallowance motions | |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 🔬 | National Science Week Promoting curiosity, evidence-based decision-making, and scientific advancement during National Science Week. | Motions | |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 🌿 | Cannabis legalisation-Germany German cannabis legalisation's impact on driving under influence, referencing Lancet study. | Questions without notice | |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 🏛️ | Local Government Inspector Strengthening local government oversight through parliamentary engagement with the Local Government Inspector. | Motions | |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 🐾 | Animal shelters-Minimum standard of care Mandatory, statewide minimum standards for animal shelters based on the Five Freedoms. | Petitions | |
| 11 Aug 2026 | ⚡ | Electricity Industry Amendment (Capital Charges) Bill 2026 - Electricity Industry Amendment (Capital Charges) Bill (No. 2) 2026 Critique of government's delayed and flawed energy transition planning and the new capital charges bill. | Bills | |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 🌿 | Medicinal Cannabis and Safe Driving Working Group Working group's THC driving reforms briefing status sought from Minister for Road Safety. | Questions without notice | |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 🚓 | Cannabis impairment training Questioning WA Police training for driver impairment, citing lack of practical cannabis experience. | Questions without notice | |
| 18 June 2026 | 📚 | Education standards Urgent intervention needed to reverse declining education outcomes in Western Australia. | Motions |
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