- Bourke Shire Mayor Barry Hollman says he is "devastated" by violence and threats against nurses
- Western NSW Local Health District says it has implemented more security after an audit of the Bourke hospital and more changes are on the way
- Local Detective Inspector Paul Quigg says it is the most frustrated he has ever been during a decades-long police career
"Are they going to wait for someone to die before they do something?"she said.
"I've had colleagues who were physically harmed by the patients, one of them was punched in the face."
"I think this is the most frustrated I've ever been,"he said.