The Liberal Party in South Australia would not be supporting any proposals to increase the rate of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) or to broaden the base of the GST to include items such as food, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “Such a policy would also not be able to be implemented because…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that Premier Rann now had no option but to investigate fully bullying claims against Attorney-General Michael Atkinson. Last week’s confirmation by a staff member for Labor MP Frances Bedford that she had organised a Telstra bar on Ms Bedford’s phone to stop unwelcome calls from Mr Atkinson is an…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that Premier Rann now had no option but to investigate fully bullying claims against Attorney-General Michael Atkinson. Last week’s confirmation by a staff member for Labor MP Frances Bedford that she had organised a Telstra bar on Ms Bedford’s phone to stop unwelcome calls from Mr Atkinson is an…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that the hapless Attorney General Michael Atkinson was looking increasingly isolated after a key member of his own staff blew a key element of the Attorney’s story out of the water. Mr George Karzis (Ministerial Advisor to Mr Atkinson) position remains that at a critical meeting between Mr Atkinson,…
Further stunning allegations at today’s Atkinson-Ashbourne Select Committee hearing were another nail in the political coffin of Attorney-General Michael Atkinson, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. Ms Edith Pringle gave evidence today of a phone conversation with Mr Atkinson in November 2002 in which she claimed Mr Atkinson told her the defamation actions with Mr…
A confidential Rann Government Cabinet submission confirms the cost of the Stages 2 and 3 redevelopment of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) has blown out by $257 million, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. The Health Department Cabinet submission in October this year confirms that the latest estimate for the Stages 2 and 3 redevelopment…
A confidential Rann Government Cabinet submission confirms the cost of the Stages 2 and 3 redevelopment of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) has blown out by $257 million, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. The Health Department Cabinet submission in October this year confirms that the latest estimate for the Stages 2 and 3 redevelopment…
The Liberal Party will try to prevent the Rann Government from closing down the Parliament and key Select Committees for almost four months, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “The Rann Government continues to be embarrassed by the actions of the hapless Attorney-General, Mr Atkinson, and the constant revelations coming from the ‘Stashed Cash’ and…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that if the Rann Government’s defence of a $5 million ‘loan’ from Minister Weatherill’s former department to Minister Hill’s department was to be believed it would make a great ‘keystone cops’ comedy script. Last year’s Auditor-General’s report made significant criticisms of a $5 million ‘loan’ from Minister Weatherill’s Department…
The latest job losses in South Australia’s automotive industry are sad confirmation of previous warnings about further massive job cuts in the industry, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. Component manufacturer Air International Interior Systems has announced it will close its Golden Grove plant within 18 months with total net job losses of about 350…