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Private prison operator Serco meets with Baird government - The Sydney Morning Herald

February 3, 2015

Is the Baird government looking to private prison operator Serco to solve jail overcrowding? Read The Sydney Morning Herald HERE

Prisons at Breaking Point

February 2, 2015

PSA Media Release - Prisons at Breaking Point (PDF version) In a gross failure to plan for the future, the Baird Government has closed three prisons and downgraded another. This is at a time when the population in NSW is increasing, there is an ice epidemic and the state is about to see the impact of new bail laws. The NSW prison system is in…

Prisons at breaking point

February 2, 2015

As members are aware, Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) is at the point where there are no more beds available to house the ever increasing inmate population. Late last year, PSA General Secretary Anne Gardiner wrote to the Premier with her grave concerns about the failure to plan for increasing numbers. Read Anne Gardiner’s letter HERE. Following several meetings with PSA delegates and staff, Commissioner Peter…

Shared jail cells fine for crooks - The Daily Telegraph

January 30, 2015

BY MILES GODFREY The government is making no apologies over its crowded prisons as the state's jails prepare for an influx of violent and serious criminals caused by NSW's tougher bail laws. Attorney-General Brad Hazzard said prisoners doubling up in cells was fine, adding that crooks should be doing it tough inside prison. "Tough new bail provisions and recent police operations have meant that more…

Workplace relations study shows no need for Abbott’s Productivity Commission inquiry - ACTU

January 30, 2015

ACTU Media Release - no need for FWC study (PDF version) A new report by the Fair Work Commission shows there is no evidence to support the need for a Productivity Commission inquiry into workplace relations. The Australian Workplace Relations Study (AWRS) is one of the most significant studies of Australian workplace relations in 20 years, involving 3,000 businesses and 8,000 employees. ACTU President Ged…

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