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The Government says the latest pay offer to Police is the best it can do as the country is basically broke. \xa0

Three quarters of officers have voted \u2018NO\u2019 and a decision now sits with an impartial arbitrator.\xa0

The Police Association says it's 4% below what teachers have been offered, which is a slap in the face.\xa0

Police Minister Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking that the package is a quarter-of-a-billion dollars better than the offer that went forward in August. \xa0

He says for the first time they've been offered paid overtime, a lump sum payment of $1,500, and a 4%\xa0salary increase for three years.\xa0

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