Prisoners using drones to smuggle drugs into NSW prisons - 2GB 08/07/2019

The number of prisoners around the nation using drones to smuggle in drugs and mobile phones is on the rise. The Daily Telegraph reports many of the drones are suspected of running multiple flights into prisons before they are even detected. There have been almost 70 drones seen flying around NSW prisons in the last five years, with 35 of them seen just last year. General…

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Bad Report for School Software - Daily Telegraph 05/07/2019

END of financial year reports for the state’s 2206 public schools could be inaccurate because of glitches in the software being used, according to the union that represents school administration staff. The union yesterday revealed it was considering industrial action over the issue. In a letter to its members, the Public Service Association said it was “strongly considering all available options” if the system was…

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NSW accused of starving Icac and integrity watchdogs of funding - The Guardian 25/06/2019

The Public Service Association’s assistant secretary, Troy Wright, said the current government had been “ripping teeth out of the corruption watchdog one by one”. “Corruption doesn’t stay still – it evolves and changes as corrupt people seek to exploit any weakness,” Wright said. “That is why funding levels are so important because we have to fun proper investigations and punish those who take advantage. “Corrupt…

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Public sector jobs on the chopping block - ABC Radio 18/06/2019

Thousands of public sector jobs are being axed in NSW and SA as the states grapple with falling revenue streams. It's revived a debate about the role of the public sector, and for a shake-up in federal financial relations. https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/public-sector-jobs-on-the-chopping-block/11222380

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NSW juvenile justice staff ordered to work - Canberra Times 09/06/2019

Juvenile justice workers who stopped work in at least three NSW centres following "an escalating cycle of assaults" have been ordered back to work. Troy Wright from the Public Service Association on Sunday said staff at Orana, Cobham and Riverina juvenile justice centres had stopped work under work health and safety laws. He said two members had in recent days been taken to hospital after…

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