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South Australia’s youth justice watchdog has criticised Corrections Minister Corey Wingard for suggesting the state does not need greater prison oversight amid concerns there are “serious gaps” in the protection of detained children.
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A $2.3 million funding agreement between the Federal Government and native titleholders to reduce reoffending in South Australia’s far north has been abandoned.
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Racing Minister Corey Wingard was warned before endorsing a candidate for the Thoroughbred Racing SA board that there were concerns about the appointment, with one racing identity alleging the minister suggested the racing body’s constitution could be changed to resolve the issue.
UPDATED | Racing Minister Corey Wingard has signed off on a key appointment to the board of Thoroughbred Racing SA, despite concerns the selection is in breach of the body’s constitution.
A specialist police group of officers from South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory will be sent to the APY Lands on a fly-in fly-out basis, as part of the SA Government’s $1 million cost-cutting overhaul to policing in the state’s far north.
Heavier penalties for drink-drivers and mobile phone use behind the wheel will be considered by the State Government at a “crisis forum” it has called for tomorrow, to tackle a rising road toll marked by a spike in pedestrian, motorcyclist and truck driver deaths.
The public sector union has expressed dismay after global services company Serco announced it had won the State Government contract to run the Adelaide Remand Centre for seven years, with an option to extend for another five.
