All suburban Adelaide shops and supermarkets – regardless of their size – will be permitted to continue trading extended hours for at least another month, with a new government exemption to support important physical distancing. SA Health officials continue to support extended shop trading as an effective way of promoting physical distancing – which has…
Hardworking South Australian families and households are on average $660 a year better off under the Marshall Liberal Government. The huge hip-pocket savings follow massive reductions in water bills (an average $200 a year saving from July 1), cheaper ESL bills ($163.60), reduced car rego costs through lower CTP Insurance premiums ($200) and a doubling…
Hardworking families and businesses are a step closer to enjoying significant water bill savings from July 1, with the Marshall Liberal Government reversing a ‘deliberate, deceitful and shameful’ former Labor government decision that locked-in sky-rocketing bills for consumers over many years. An independent inquiry into Water Pricing in South Australia last year found the former…
South Australian residential tenants who are suffering significant financial hardship as a result of COVID-19 restrictions may be eligible for rent relief through a $1000 grant to their landlords, under a new scheme announced today by the Marshall Liberal Government. It is estimated as many as 10,000 tenancies could be assisted under the scheme, worth…
First new home buyers in South Australia will now be eligible for $40,000 in grants towards their new home build, as the Federal Government’s significant HomeBuilder stimulus package boosts by $25,000 the existing $15,000 State Government incentive. The Marshall Liberal Government has welcomed the $680 million scheme, which will help turbo-charge the nation’s critical building…
The State Government has today gazetted a schedule of fees, fines and charges for 2020-21, with most to increase by the standard indexation rate of 1.9% – which is below the current rate of inflation. Consistent with the Government’s previous statements to the media*, the 1.9% increase covers a range of charges, including conveyancing fees,…
The State Government has extended the deadline by which land owners are asked to advise Revenue SA of their individual land holdings and ownership interests, in preparation for the introduction of $70 million in land tax cuts next financial year. South Australians now have until July 31 (instead of June) to confirm and update their…
The Marshall Liberal Government continues to deliver massive ESL savings for South Australians by putting $90 million a year back into the pockets of families – with an average household set to save more than 50 per cent or $163.60 in 2020-21, compared with the policy under the former Labor government. Treasurer Rob Lucas said the…
Hundreds of local construction jobs will be supported over the next 18 months at two major high school upgrades, part of the Marshall Liberal Government’s $1.3 billion education capital works program which will further boost SA’s COVID-19 economic recovery. New concept designs have been unveiled for two state-of-the-art projects worth nearly $75 million – the…
The Marshall Liberal Government has this week made new regulations under the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 for commercial leases to protect tenants from eviction and provide greater certainty around dispute resolution and rent relief during this unprecedented crisis. The regulations, which cover the six-month period from March 30 to September 30 this year, implement key elements…