Victoria has plans to get prisoners to help maintain roads. But ho common is prison work in Australia and what are the issues? Lorana Bartels a Professor of Criminology at the Australian National University speaks to Phil on how it would work. 

Victoria has plans to get prisoners to help maintain roads. But ho common is prison work in Australia and what are the issues? Lorana Bartels a Professor of Criminology at the Australian National University speaks to Phil on how it would work.&nbsp;

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How common is prison work in Australia and what are the issues?

Wake Up with Phil O'Neil - Wednesday 7th October

This week say the passing of a laboratory researcher in Siberia after being exposed to the plague at a Russian institute. So, should we be worried and what is 'pneumonic plague' that she died from? Dr Richard Spence, Principal Consultant and Owner of LabABC joins Phil to discuss this.

This week say the passing of a laboratory researcher in Siberia after being exposed to the plague at a Russian institute. So, should we be worried and what is 'pneumonic plague' that she died from? Dr Richard Spence, Principal Consultant and Owner of LabABC joins Phil to discuss this.

What is the pneumonic plague?

Following the botched execution and subsequence hospitalization of convicted Murderer Christa Pike debate has raged over the contradictions of a ‘painless’ state‑imposed death. Julian Koplin a Lecturer in Bioethics at Monash University joins Phil to work through this debate. 

Following the botched execution and subsequence hospitalization of convicted Murderer Christa Pike debate has raged over the contradictions of a &lsquo;painless&rsquo; state‑imposed death. Julian Koplin a Lecturer in Bioethics at Monash University joins Phil to work through this debate.&nbsp;

How common is prison work in Australia and what are the issues?

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