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Country cops do it tough
Last week in Yamba, on the NSW North Coast, police were called to a noise complaint. They turned up expecting to see a teenage house party getting a bit rowdy, but instead found themselves in a riot zone.
The police were pelted with bricks and rocks, and their police car was burnt to a crisp. Luckily the cops involved escaped with just a few minor cuts and bruises, but there’s no doubting it could have been much worse.
Stronger Laws to Prevent High Speed Pursuits
Late last year NSW was shocked and saddened by the tragic death of 19-month old toddler Skye Sassine when a Chrysler Voyager driven at high-speed crashed into her parent’s car on the M5 near Ingleburn.
The occupants of the Chrysler were arrested at the scene for allegedly committing two armed hold-ups in South West Sydney. Police were in pursuit of the alleged offenders when the accident happened.
The incident sparked widespread public outrage at the reckless behaviour of the alleged offenders, and once again highlighted the extreme dangers involved in police pursuits.
Community-building for a better NSW
In December, the Police Association of NSW launched Keep Our Cops (www.keepourcops.org.au) – a campaign designed to keep police across the state informed throughout our wage negotiations with the State Government.
Within days we had thousands of people signed up to receive our regular video updates and emails and at last count, we had more than 18,000 people on board.
Fire protection: new suburbs miss out
A growing number of people in NSW are missing out on the fire protection most of us enjoy.
As the population of NSW grows we are not seeing a corresponding growth in professional firefighters positions.
In fact, industrial developments are given priority fire protection over new housing developments.
This means that many regional centres and new suburbs in outer Western Sydney and the Central and South Coast – full of young families – don’t have the fire protection they need.
Prisons should not be run for profit
Prisons plays a vital role in our justice system. They are there to punish people who break the law, and then to guide them back into society.
Managing the twin roles of prisons – punishment and rehabilitation – is a complex task.
Traditionally this task has been carried out by governments in the public interest, but NSW is now toying with a controversial model whereby prison operation is contracted out to private companies.
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