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WA nurses union avoids deregistration, says no plans for further strikes in bitter pay dispute

The Australian Nursing Federation says a threat to deregister the union in WA will not be carried out after it met with the state's Industrial Relations Commission, adding it has no plans for further strikes.

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Diane Miller still critical after being hit by lump of concrete at Waterford Plaza shopping centre

Diane Miller is still fighting for her life and that of her unborn child after being hit in the head by a lump of concrete as she sat in her parked car at a suburban shopping centre. WARNING: This story may cause distress to some readers.

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Dangerous 'folding up' restraint to be banned in West Australian youth detention this month

The potentially-deadly practice used on children by youth detention officers in Western Australia will be replaced with an alternative method within weeks.

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‘International embarrassment’: WA government taken to task over treatment of Aboriginal children in detention

Indigenous human rights expert says state is risking its reputation – ‘We’ve seen children assaulted, treated in highly abusive ways’

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WA premier dismisses calls to raise criminal age as Aboriginal advocates accuse him of ‘contempt’

Mark McGowan describes last week’s meeting about youth justice as positive, while Aboriginal leader Daniel Morrison called it a failure and a media stunt

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Backlash continues over WA youth detention

Premier Mark McGowan is facing criticism from Labor party elders and other prominent West Australians over issues within the justice system.

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Fiona Stanley and advocates urge for inquiry, greater Indigenous involvement in rehabilitation in juvenile detention

Former Australian of the Year Fiona Stanley says she's disappointed by a meeting with Mark McGowan last week to discuss the youth justice system, and is calling for greater involvement of Aboriginal Australians.

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Losers who lived: Matthew Guy is among the rare breed of opposition leaders given a second chance

Thrashed in 2018, the Liberal leader is hoping to find redemption in this weekend’s Victorian election – but the polls are not on his side

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Extreme-heat jail finally gets aircon fix

Western Australia's government has belatedly agreed to install air-conditioning at the remote Roebourne prison after advocates raised extreme heat concerns.

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Banksia Hill juvenile detention meeting a 'good start' to addressing youth detention

The meeting in Mark McGowan's office was called after a week of intense pressure on the government, with a range of eminent figures decrying conditions in juvenile detention.

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Cashed-up WA government faces nurse strike

Nurses in Western Australia are again threatening to walk off the job after rejecting the state Labor government's latest pay offer.

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Big miners to fund WA 'legacy' infrastructure projects in new investment fund

Mark McGowan establishes an investment trust funded by the state's most prominent resource companies to realise 'legacy projects'.

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WA Police canine use under scrutiny with majority of dog deployments affecting Indigenous Australians

Experts call on WA Police to review its procedures for using dogs in the line of duty, after a report reveals more than 60 per cent of canine deployments target Indigenous people.

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WA ministers urged to visit Banksia Hill as Greens MP compares facility to 'horror movie'

As it emerges that no member of the WA government has set foot inside the troubled juvenile detention facility since February, a Greens MP urges ministers to see its "bleak" conditions for themselves.

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WA nurses set to reject government pay offer as statewide strike looms

The McGowan government's in-principle pay agreement with nurses and midwives appears all but sunk, with their union now describing it as insulting.

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What more do Australian governments need to see to realise children need help, not handcuffs?

It seems the electoral popularity of being tough on youth crime still outweighs Aboriginal kids’ needs for therapeutic care. What is it going to take?

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WA nurses and midwives call off industrial action as agreement reached with state government

The Australian Nursing Federation believes its members will accept the McGowan government's latest pay and conditions offer, after coming to an in-principle agreement and calling off planned industrial action.

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WA nurses drop strike after new pay offer

Western Australia's nursing union has agreed to call off industrial action, which was expected to impact elective surgeries at Perth's biggest hospital.

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'Urgent' action sought at WA youth prison

A decade of failings at Western Australia's youth prison has been laid bare by an independent inspector as the premier rules out an inquiry into the facility.

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'Folding up' restraint may be banned as Banksia Hill summit announced by WA government

The use of a 'figure four' or 'folding up' restraint technique in WA correctional facilities is set to be reviewed, with Premier Mark McGowan also announcing a meeting with key stakeholders over Banksia Hill Detention Centre.

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Former WA treasurer Mike Nahan says government indecision to blame for TAB sale collapse

Mike Nahan says hesitance effectively ended the sale of WA's state-owned betting agency, but country racing clubs have welcomed the news.

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WA Police Union rejects McGowan government's pay and conditions offer, sets stage for more industrial action

Western Australia's police union has rejected the McGowan government's pay and conditions offer, saying it is practically indistinguishable from its existing wages policy.

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UWA law professor, judge call for WA's Banksia Hill juvenile jail to be closed

Former custodial services inspector Neil Morgan and former Children's Court judge Denis Reynolds are the latest to slam the "appalling" treatment of children at Banksia Hill jail, as the WA Premier continues to defend the transfer of some to an adult prison.

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Judge accuses WA government of 'flouting the law' over juveniles detained in adult prison

A senior Perth judge accuses the WA government of "flouting the law" and "thumbing its nose at the court" in relation to the ongoing detention of juveniles inside an adult prison.

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