The latest retail trade figures further highlight that the massive increase in state taxes and charges under the Labor Government are holding back economic and jobs growth in South Australia, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. The December figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that South Australia is the worst…
Confidential Treasury documents provided to the State Government warn that nine departments have been predicting they will overspend their budget allocations this year, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas has revealed. These confidential documents were provided to Treasurer Foley for an Expenditure Review and Budget Cabinet Committee meeting on November 21 last year. The documents include the…
The Rann Government has broken its own record as the highest taxing government in South Australia’s history but much of the enormous extra revenue collected has been wasted, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “Today’s Mid-Year Budget Review confirms the Rann Government is still the highest taxing government in the state’s history, with total revenue…
Attempts by Labor to head off looming summer power shortages have failed with South Australian households and businesses still facing random blackouts this summer. “Today NEMMCO confirmed that South Australia and Victoria will still face a daily deficit of 125 megawatts of electricity during summer after a ‘buy back’ from large commercial users and energy…
Mike Rann has wasted $250,000 advertising a non-existent website address as part of his supposed nurse recruitment advertising campaign, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. Mr Rann was heavily criticised last week for an expensive ‘feel good’ health advertising campaign as part of his pre-election campaign strategy. The Rann Government’s defence to that criticism was…
Two Labor Party stalwarts have further damaged Michael Atkinson’s credibility by today confirming critical aspects of Ralph Clarke’s evidence to a Legislative Council Select Committee, according to Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. Mr Clarke’s evidence indicated that Randall Ashbourne, acting on Mr Atkinson’s behalf, had offered two board positions worth $60,000 p.a. in exchange for Mr…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that Premier Rann had just embarked on his ninth separate television/radio advertising campaign in 7 months as part of a pre-election advertising orgy for his government. Labor Party market research and publicly available opinion polls have clearly indicated that there is significant public concern about the Rann Government’s mishandling…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today claims by Mr Rann that Rann Government Ministers and political advisers were not involved in managing Freedom of Information (FOI) applications were untrue, and in fact evidence over three years showed Mr Rann was a serial offender. Mr Rann made his claim on the weekend after the Rann Government…
The Rann Government has embarked on a deliberate campaign to delay responding to critical freedom of information applications until after the coming state election, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “In November this year the Liberal Party lodged a number of Freedom of Information applications with the Department for Trade and Economic Development and the…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that the Liberal Party would submit a Freedom of Information application this week to try and get further details on the secret Rann Government and Ashbourne settlement. Mr. Rann, who is always available to the media when there is any good news to announce, has gone into hiding on…