Former Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis has serious questions to answer about thousands of taxpayer dollars spent on alcohol, lunches and dinners which were deliberately hidden from public disclosure. Documents released under Freedom of Information show that, despite rules requiring public disclosure, Mr Koutsantonis hid spending on a series of boozy lunches and dinners, such as $856…
A land tax relief scheme which supports landlords provide significant rent reductions for their residential and commercial SME tenants impacted by COVID-19 restrictions will be extended by two months, to the end of September. Under the State Government scheme, eligible* landlords can receive up to a 25% reduction on their 2019-20 land tax liability on…
Independent global ratings agency, Moody’s, has reaffirmed its confidence in South Australia’s economy, recognising our ‘resilient and diverse’ economy as critical in helping cushion the blow of COVID-19. In its latest credit update, Moody’s – which has maintained the state’s Aa1 stable rating – acknowledged there would be some budget impact as a result of…
The Marshall Liberal Government has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to extend the JobKeeper wage subsidy for eligible businesses and not-for-profits by six months, which is expected to support tens of thousands of local jobs and South Australian businesses. Prime Minister Scott Morrison today announced the JobKeeper payment will run until March 28 next year…
South Australians wanting to build or buy a new home or undertake a significant renovation are now able to apply for the Federal Government’s $25,000 HomeBuilder grant, with applications officially open on the Revenue SA website. So far, there have been more than 8,700 local expressions of interest in the scheme (via the Revenue SA…
Suburban Adelaide shops and supermarkets will be required to revert to their pre-COVID-19 hours of operation from this Sunday, with the State Government announcing it will not be granting a further 30-day exemption to support physical distancing. The Government has always acted on the expert advice of SA Health public health officials, who for the…
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…
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…