South Australians will be in line for significant savings for their water and electricity from today, as the Marshall Government continues to deliver on its promise of driving down the cost of living. As from today there will be huge hip-pocket relief, which will deliver an average $200 per year saving on water bills. In…
South Australians wanting to build a new home or undertake a significant renovation will be able to apply for the Federal Government’s $25,000 HomeBuilder grant within weeks, after the Marshall Government became one of the first states in the nation to sign-up to administer the scheme. Treasurer Rob Lucas said SA has formally entered into…
South Australia’s 19,000-strong nursing and midwifery workforce has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Government’s Enterprise Agreement offer, in a move that locks-in pay rises of 2% per annum over the next two years. A two-week state-wide ballot, which ended last night, resulted in 95% of those nurses and midwives who returned a ballot voting…
This week I would have delivered the 2020-21 State Budget. With the focus on protecting and supporting our communities through the Coronavirus pandemic, the Commonwealth Government took the decision to delay its 2020-21 Budget to October, with all State Governments to deliver their 2020-21 Budgets later in the year. As the Parliament is aware, South…
The inevitable consequence of the Marshall Government’s significant response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, in order to save as many lives, local jobs and businesses as possible, has been an increase in the level of state debt and forecast deficits. The Government’s commitment of $1 billion in economic stimulus to protect SA jobs and industry…
All suburban Adelaide shops and supermarkets – regardless of their size – will be permitted to continue trading extended hours for at least another month, with a new government exemption to support important physical distancing. SA Health officials continue to support extended shop trading as an effective way of promoting physical distancing – which has…
Hardworking South Australian families and households are on average $660 a year better off under the Marshall Liberal Government. The huge hip-pocket savings follow massive reductions in water bills (an average $200 a year saving from July 1), cheaper ESL bills ($163.60), reduced car rego costs through lower CTP Insurance premiums ($200) and a doubling…
Hardworking families and businesses are a step closer to enjoying significant water bill savings from July 1, with the Marshall Liberal Government reversing a ‘deliberate, deceitful and shameful’ former Labor government decision that locked-in sky-rocketing bills for consumers over many years. An independent inquiry into Water Pricing in South Australia last year found the former…
South Australian residential tenants who are suffering significant financial hardship as a result of COVID-19 restrictions may be eligible for rent relief through a $1000 grant to their landlords, under a new scheme announced today by the Marshall Liberal Government. It is estimated as many as 10,000 tenancies could be assisted under the scheme, worth…
First new home buyers in South Australia will now be eligible for $40,000 in grants towards their new home build, as the Federal Government’s significant HomeBuilder stimulus package boosts by $25,000 the existing $15,000 State Government incentive. The Marshall Liberal Government has welcomed the $680 million scheme, which will help turbo-charge the nation’s critical building…