Deal comes as Minns government remains mired in pay disputes with nurses and other public-sector unions
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Police in New South Wales are set to be the best paid in the nation, thanks to a “generational” wage increase of up to 40% under a new pay deal.
The deal comes amid threats of industrial action from nurses and transport workers battling the state government for better pay offers.
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