❓ Hon Dr Brad Pettitt asks the Minister for the Environment about the WA Government's actions to monitor and improve indoor air quality in public workplaces, referencing an Australian Academy of Science report and the Perth Air Quality Management Plan, while also raising concerns about regional air quality.

I refer to the Australian Academy of Science's (AAS) report, 'Indoor Air: The science of indoor air and pathways to improve indoor air quality in Australia,' published in November 2025 and ask:(a) is the Minister aware of the AAS report;(b) has the Minister read the AAS report;(c) given the concerns raised in the report, that poor indoor air quality is associated with numerous serious diseases and has a major economic impact including loss of productivity and work-related illness, what action has the Western Australian (WA) Government taken to monitor and improve indoor air quality in public workplaces such as schools, hospitals, residential aged care facilities, office buildings and childcare centres;(d) does the current Perth Air Quality Management plan adequately cover these concerns;(e) if yes to (d), what actions have been taken by the WA Government;(f) if no to (d), does the WA Government have any plans to address poor indoor air quality and what are these plans;(g) will the updated Perth Air Quality Management Plan, which the Minister received from his department in 2023, address poor indoor air quality and provide a plan for future action;(h) is the Minister aware that the current Air Quality Management Plan does not address air quality issues in the regional areas of WA outside the Perth Metropolitan area; and(i) does the WA Government have any plans to address air quality issues in regional WA? I refer to the Australian Academy of Science's (AAS) report, 'Indoor Air: The science of indoor air and pathways to improve indoor air quality in Australia,' published in November 2025 and ask: (a) is the Minister aware of the AAS report; (b) has the Minister read the AAS report; (c) given the concerns raised in the report, that poor indoor air quality is associated with numerous serious diseases and has a major economic impact including loss of productivity and work-related illness, what action has the Western Australian (WA) Government taken to monitor and improve indoor air quality in public workplaces such as schools, hospitals, residential aged care facilities, office buildings and childcare centres; (d) does the current Perth Air Quality Management plan adequately cover these concerns; (e) if yes to (d), what actions have been taken by the WA Government; (f) if no to (d), does the WA Government have any plans to address poor indoor air quality and what are these plans; (g) will the updated Perth Air Quality Management Plan, which the Minister received from his department in 2023, address poor indoor air quality and provide a plan for future action; (h) is the Minister aware that the current Air Quality Management Plan does not address air quality issues in the regional areas of WA outside the Perth Metropolitan area; and (i) does the WA Government have any plans to address air quality issues in regional WA?