Australia news live: Mark Butler to meet state health ministers over funding standoff; Tom Silvagni in pre-sentence hearing
Albanese government expected to offer $20bn to settle funding dispute. Follow updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSouth Australia’s legal and prison systems remained in limbo...
By Martin Farrer · The Guardian World
Albanese government expected to offer $20bn to settle funding dispute. Follow updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast South Australia’s legal and prison systems remained in limbo overnight, AAP reports, as staff consider ending a strike that has shut down courts and forced a 96-hour lockdown for prisoners. Corrections officers are striking over what they say is an inadequate pay offer, a surge in violence in prisons and a crisis in staffing levels caused by low wages. Continue reading...