on Tuesday, 16 January 2018.
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Reports today that accuse Banksia Hill Detention Centre custodial staff of torture are being strongly denied by staff at the centre.
The story suggests detainees have been subjected to prolonged solitary confinement, obscene threats by guards, and the refusal of meals, visits and showers.
on Thursday, 11 January 2018.
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The CPSU/CSA welcomes the government’s decision to reverse some education cuts to the School of the Air, the Gifted and Talented Program, the Level 3 classroom teacher program and Northam Residential College.
on Wednesday, 20 December 2017.
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Callous cuts to education, 3000 job losses, a penny-pinching decision to transition to a Federal NDIS and a massive $600,000 to scope the privatisation of Landgate rounds out a disappointing year for the McGowan Government.
on Wednesday, 20 December 2017.
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Today’s announcement by the McGowan Government that it is preparing to privatise Landgate, Western Australia’s Land Information Authority, represents yet another broken promise to Western Australian voters.
on Wednesday, 13 December 2017.
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Public services such as schools and education are to shoulder more of the budget repair measures.
Today’s announcement of closures of schools and education support services is alarming.