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Corrections Officer Day Friday 18th January 2019

A statement from the Prison Officers Association of Australasia (POAA) "Last year, every State and Territory in Australia celebrated the 3rd Friday in January as “National Corrections Officer Day”. We are pleased to say that from 2019, this day will be acknowledged in New Zealand by the Corrections Association of New Zealand, and we hope that next year the government will follow suit. Corrections Officers…

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Violence at Cobham overnight the latest in juvenile justice crisis

Three officers at Cobham Juvenile Justice Centre were assaulted overnight, highlighting the daily violence workers face across NSW's juvenile justice system. On Wednesday morning staff at Cobham held a stop-work meeting, following an assault by an A1B class inmate (high-risk offender). On Tuesday night, two officers were bitten and punched, and a third had blood spat on his face. General secretary of the Public Service…

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NSW must catch up to other states with public service mental health plan

MEDIA RELEASE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2018 The Public Service Association has today called on the NSW Government to introduce a mental health plan for all public sector workers to address soaring rates of mental illness. Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, and Queensland all have mental health plans for their public services. “More people develop mental illness working for the New South Wales Government than at…

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Thousands of NSW public servants data at risk by Gov's offshoring

The private data of thousands of NSW's public servants could be exposed by the state government, as it pushes on with its unpopular offshoring efforts.

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‘ChildStory’ a horror story for child protection system

PSA Media release A new Community Services case management and records system, ‘ChildStory’, has placed children at risk of harm over Christmas, the union for child-protection caseworkers has warned. The Public Service Association (PSA) has warned Community Services and Minister Pru Goward repeatedly that the new system was not ready for roll-out before its introduction in December. Since its introduction, the PSA has been inundated…

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