ICAC weakening due to budget cuts and job losses, union and NSW Labor warn - The Guardian

“Cuts to the ICAC are nothing more than the NSW government attempting to issue a get-out-of-jail-free card for itself and all its business mates,” PSA General Secretary, Stewart Little told The Guardian. “The last thing this state needs is even less scrutiny of process involving the sale of critical [public] services but that is exactly what the state government wants.” Read the full article The…

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Wagga ‘juvy’ staff assaulted 27 times in 17 months - The Daily Advertiser

"The assault rate on our members has absolutely gone through the roof." The PSA's Stewart Little and Julie Bond talk to the Wagga Daily Advertiser about the violence our members in Juvenile Justice face at work. Read the full The Daily Advertiser article HERE.

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Department cuts will see wild dog packs run rampant - The Coffs Coast Advocate

On World Ranger Day, the PSA unleashed the hounds about a restructure of National Park operations by the Office of Environment and Heritage that will see a further 15 area managers cut and large areas of the state exposed to wild dogs and bushfires. "The Government's assault on this workforce is nothing less than a direct attack on public safety," PSA General Secretary Stewart Little…

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Inmates send jails to blazes - The Daily Telegraph

Prison Officers Vocational Branch Chair, Nicole Jess discusses the latest heated issue Correctional Officers are required to deal with in their workplace.

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Kids put in the same motels as crims - The Sunday Telegraph

“Children are being removed from situations of risk every week across NSW and placed in completely unsuitable, insecure and potentially dangerous accommodation,” PSA Assistant General Secretary, Troy Wright told the Sunday Telegraph as the PSA launches the Safe Hands campaign.

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