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WA Premier Mark McGowan rejects union call for mandatory sentencing over police car rammings

The WA Police Union wanted the state government to beef up its laws in response to a spate of incidents in the state's north, calling for a mandatory 10-year jail sentence for convicted offenders.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2023

Cop's car ramming trauma revealed, union demands action

A WA policeman suffered a fractured vertebrae when a driver rammed his paddy wagon, with the police union pushing for a new law to protect its members.

AAP · Mar 14, 2023

WA Police officers urged by union to not engage in car chases amid concerns over tactics

The WA Police Union calls for a ban on car chases from its members until the policies surrounding police pursuits are reviewed.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023

WA Police officers reject pay offer in union ballot as they are given 'goodwill' Christmas increase

The WA government will be forced to continue pay negotiations with frontline workers in the new year as two-thirds of police officers knock back its latest offer, with the vote revealed a day after the offer was delivered in a show of "goodwill".

ABC News · Dec 22, 2022

WA police eye 'boxing in' pursuit strategy

Officers need greater training and legal protections to carry out "boxing-in" techniques to end high-speed pursuits, Western Australia's police union claims.

AAP · Dec 15, 2022