Government of Western Australia

{{Short description|State government of Western Australia}}

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{{Infobox government

| government_name = Government of Western Australia

| government_form = State Government

| image = Government of Western Australia logo.svg

| alt = Logo of the Western Australian Government and its agencies

| image2 = Western Australian Coat of Arms.svg

| image_size2 = 170px

| alt2 = Coat of arms of the State of Western Australia

| caption = The corporate logo (top) and state coat of arms (bottom)

| date = {{Idp|

• {{start date and age|1890|10|21|df=yes}} as a colonial government
• {{start date and age|1901|01|01|df=yes}} as an Australian state}}

| document = Constitution of Western Australia

| division = {{flag|Western Australia}}

| country = {{flag|Australia}}

| url = {{URL|wa.gov.au}}

| branch1 = Crown

| branch1_label1 = Head of state

| branch1_data1 = Charles III

| branch1_label2 = Vice-regal representative

| branch1_data2 = Governor Chris Dawson

| branch1_label3 = Seat

| branch1_data3 = Government House

| legislature = Parliament of Western Australia, comprising: {{bulleted list|Legislative Council|Legislative Assembly}}

| meeting_place = Parliament House

| leader_type = Head of government

| leader_title = Premier Roger Cook

| main_body = Western Australian Ministry

| appointed = Governor on behalf of the King

| headquarters = Dumas House

| main_organ = Executive Council

| departments = Approximately 130 agencies and authorities

| court = Supreme Court

| seat = David Malcolm Justice Centre{{cite web|url=https://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/f/find_us.aspx|title=Find Us|publisher=Supreme Court of Western Australia|date=2023-12-28}}

|image_size=150px}}

The Government of Western Australia, also known as the WA Government, is the executive branch of government for the Australian state of Western Australia. It comprises the State Cabinet, Executive Council and the public sector. The WA Government includes approximately 130 agencies and authorities delivering frontline and support services, employs approximately 240,000 people and had an expected operating expenditure of {{AUD|43.59 billion}} in the 2024{{Ndash}}25 financial year.{{Cite web |date=10 December 2021 |title=About WA Government |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government |url-status=live |access-date=17 June 2025 |website=WA Government}}{{Cite web |date=18 September 2024 |title=State of the Western Australian Government Sector Workforce Report 2023{{ndash}}24 |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/system/files/2024-09/state_of_western_australia_government_sector_workforce_report_2023-24.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=17 June 2025 |website=Public Sector Commission}}{{Cite web |date=9 May 2024 |title=2024{{ndash}}25 Budget - Economic and Fiscal Outlook. Budget Paper 3. |url=https://www.ourstatebudget.wa.gov.au/2024-25/budget-papers/bp3/2024-25-wa-state-budget-bp3.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=17 June 2025 |website=Western Australia State Budget (Our State Budget)}}

The state's founding constitution was enacted in 1890, with the state being a democratic constitutional monarchy. Since federation in 1901, Western Australia has been a constituent state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Commonwealth Constitution regulates its relationship with the Australian Government. The legislative branch takes the form of the bicameral Parliament of Western Australia, comprising the Legislative Assembly (lower house), Legislative Council (upper house), and the monarch of Australia represented through the Governor. The judicial branch comprises the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the lower courts.