An industrial dispute between the State Government and the Public Service Association of SA (PSA) before the South Australian Employment Tribunal in relation to the union’s planned state-wide industrial action on Monday, has moved to the stage of compulsory conference. The dispute – lodged under Chapter 2, Part 2 of the Fair Work Act 1994…
The State Government has late this afternoon lodged a notification of an industrial dispute with the South Australian Employment Tribunal in relation to planned industrial action led by the Public Service Association of SA (PSA) on behalf of Correctional Services staff and other public sector employees. The dispute – lodged under Chapter 2, Part 2…
Labor is accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ over its claimed opposition to the outsourcing of public sector services and closures of under-utilised TAFE SA campuses. Treasurer Rob Lucas said that last year, Labor leader Peter Malinauskas as then Correctional Services Minister was responsible for awarding a long-term contract to a private security provider to manage and…
A new $100 million fund over the next four years to promote economic and jobs growth in South Australia – is a key part of a $738 million jobs and industry package in the 2018-19 State Budget. The Economic and Business Growth Fund signals a major shift in industry assistance policy away from the former Labor…
The Marshall Liberal Government’s first State Budget achieves a return to surplus and projects surpluses across each year of the forward estimates. The 2018-19 State Budget’s net operating surplus of $48 million in 2018-19 is in stark contrast to the estimated $397.1 million deficit left by the former Labor government for 2017- 18. Treasurer Rob…
The 2018-19 State Budget is investing significantly in better services in health, mental health, child protection, police and emergency services. “The State Government is investing $1.2 billion over the next four years in the key frontline service delivery portfolios of health and wellbeing, human services including the domestic violence assistance, child protection, police and emergency…
South Australians living in regional communities will benefit from a major $773 million investment in hospitals, roads, schools and emergency services to help improve services, lower costs and drive economic growth and development. The 2018-19 State Budget provides $315 million over four years to upgrade regional roads and transport networks through a Regional Roads and…
The Marshall Liberal Government’s first State Budget is investing in a comprehensive infrastructure program to ensure continued growth in the South Australian economy and to support more jobs. The 2018-19 State Budget establishes an $11.3 billion pipeline of projects over the period of 2018-19 to 2021-22 to develop South Australia’s productive infrastructure, which will deliver…
The Marshall Liberal Government is delivering on its key election promise to lower costs for families and businesses, with $613.1m in tax cuts provided in the 2018-19 State Budget across the Emergency Services Levy, land tax and payroll tax to create jobs and grow the economy. The 2018-19 State Budget provides for a $360 million…
The former Labor government spent $2.9 million of taxpayer funds on advertising campaigns to promote its own 2017-18 State Budget, in what’s been described as a ‘desperate last-ditch attempt to cling to power’. The former Labor government spent $1.5 million on its ‘Growing Jobs Today’ campaign, $470,000 on its ‘Jobs Accelerator Grant’ campaign, and $922,000…