PoliticsVictorian prisoners to repair roads under Labor pothole plan

Victoria’s Labor government says supervised minimum-security prisoners could handle basic roadside tasks such as mowing, weeding, graffiti removal and rubbish collection if it is re-elected. The proposal is intended to free skilled crews to repair 500,000 potholes, but critics call it a cynical source of cheap labour unless prisoners receive proper wages.

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