Ray Hadley has ripped into Corrections Minister Geoff Lee, labelling him the “biggest dope” in the NSW ministry.

Prison officers have walked off the job, demanding support from the government after a prisoner “got a slap on the wrist” after he held a shiv at the neck of a prison officer in 2020.

Minister Lee said, in a statement, “I am extremely disappointed in the reckless and illegal conduct of the PSA today, on a day when the rest of the state is focused on the natural disaster unfolding along our coastline”.

“I don’t think I can call a Minister of the Crown a dickhead,” Ray said, “but by gee, I’m close to calling you a complete dickhead.”

“Think about supporting those men and women who protect us from these lunatics in jails!”

‘I’m close to calling you a complete dickhead’: Ray Hadley rips into Corrections Minister Geoff Lee