Damien Hirst says criticism is 'to be expected'

THE O'Farrell government's war with public sector unions over wages and conditions has escalated after police threatened to turn their backs on responding to non-life threatening crimes - and emergency service workers went on standby to join the fight.

Thousands of NSW police yesterday marched from Hyde Park to Macquarie Street to protest against the government's plan to slash compensation payouts to injured officers under a death and disability scheme.    Read Here