A previously confidential Treasury memo released under Freedom of Information has cast further doubt on the accuracy of Rann Government claims about its ‘Future ICT’ (Information and Communications Technology) process. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today that Rann Government claims of $30 million annual savings from its ‘Future ICT’ process have…
Recent decisions by Labor Premiers in Victoria and Queensland and the Commonwealth Government has placed pressure on Premier Rann to loosen South Australia’s increasingly restrictive Freedom of Information (FoI) laws. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas today said it was clear the national campaign by media interests – Right to Know – was…
Treasurer Kevin Foley has used four year old Information and Communication Technology (ICT) spending figures to try to justify his claim of $30 million in annual savings. Ms Angela Allison, Director of Corporate Services, Department of Trade and Economic Development (DTED) last week told the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee that Mr Foley had…
A highly placed whistleblower has today revealed embarrassing details of Rann Government attempts to prevent the truth being released about claims of $30 million annual savings from the Government’s latest computer tendering contracts. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today that the Rann Government has scrapped the former EDS contract and replaced…
The Rann Government has been severely embarrassed by claims from a senior public servant that cyclist Stuart O’Grady was on a $40,000, two year contract to promote South Australia, but had not done a day’s work in the last financial year. Chief Executive of the Department for Trade and Economic Development (DTED), Ray Garrand, yesterday…
A senior public servant has claimed that cyclist Stuart O’Grady was on a $40,000 contract to promote South Australia, but has not done a day’s work in the last financial year. Chief Executive of the Department for Trade and Economic Development (DTED), Ray Garrand, today gave evidence to the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee…
The Rann Government has been trying to manipulate supposedly independent Freedom of Information Officers in their handling of a potentially embarrassing series of FoI applications. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today the Rann Government has been claiming it is saving $30 million per year from its Future ICT process, which was…
Premier Rann must explain publicly the background to grants he has paid out of a Special Premier’s Fund. Evidence given this week by Mr Warren McCann, Chief Executive of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, to the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee confirmed the existence of a Premier’s Special Appeal Fund (minor grants…
Questions have today been raised about a brewing financial scandal in the Premier’s own Departmental Protocol Unit. The Chief Executive of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC), Mr Warren McCann, yesterday told the Legislative Council’s Budget and Finance Committee that the DPC was still investigating the issue and was awaiting legal advice from…
Rory McEwen today stands accused of trying to hide potentially critical documents by ignoring strict deadlines under Freedom of Information legislation. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today that, on 6 July 2007 FoI requests were sent to Minister McEwen for all documents in his Ministerial office relating to Mr McEwen and…