At a time when South Australia is facing a jobs crisis, sadly it appears the Weatherill Labor Government is more interested in finding jobs for Labor mates. “South Australians struggling to get a job will be furious at Jay Weatherill and Tom Koutsantonis’ warped priority in giving ex Labor MPs up to $100,000 a year…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas has written to the Auditor-General calling for an urgent investigation into a $757,500 Weatherill Government grant to an organization for a political campaign which included workers on polling booths handing out leaflets at the last Federal election. The Weatherill Government has already been criticized by the Auditor-General for its $1.1 million anti Federal Government advertising campaign. However,…
The Weatherill Labor Government’s crazy shop trading laws have forced some stores to install roller doors because they are prohibited from selling some of their goods on public holidays. For example Harvey Norman stores have had to install internal roller doors to close the electrical and computer sections of their shops because they are only…
The Labor Government’s contempt for democracy since being elected in 2002 is reflected by the fact a staggering 3944 parliamentary questions have not been answered. The following table shows more than half (54.52%) of all questions have been unanswered. Total Questions Answered Unanswered % Unanswered House of Assembly 4450 2191 2259 50.79% Legislative Council…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today the Weatherill Government’s crazy shop trading hours laws were stopping many stores like Moana IGA from trading at the same time as its competitors. At the peak of the summer holiday season for many tourists and holiday makers the Moana IGA is forced to close at 5:00pm on weekends…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today the fourth leak in three months of a confidential Weatherill Government Cabinet document was a clear indication of a deeply divided and dysfunctional government. The latest leak is a Cabinet submission drafted just prior to the last election from Minister Jack Snelling relating to keeping secret details of serious…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today a new expert study into the nuclear waste dump will cause major problems for Mr Weatherill as it raises significant concerns and questions about the financial assumptions of the project. The report by international nuclear experts Nuclear Economics Consulting Group was released today by the Joint Parliamentary Committee and…
Premier Jay Weatherill has once again taken the extraordinary step of gagging his Ministers regarding their support for a high-level nuclear waste dump in South Australia during question time in State Parliament today. “For the second day running the Premier has refused to allow his Ministers to record their views regarding his doomed nuclear waste…
Premier Jay Weatherill has taken the extraordinary step of gagging his Ministers regarding their support for a high-level nuclear waste dump in South Australia during question time in State Parliament. “Jay Weatherill’s refusal to allow his Ministers to record their views regarding his doomed nuclear waste dump is illustrative of just how desperate he is…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today the Weatherill Government’s much hyped ‘forced redundancy for public servants’ policy was virtually unworkable for government departments. In late 2014 the Weatherill Government introduced its new policy of allowing forced redundancy of surplus public servants after a 12-month period. The Government proudly boasted that this policy, detailed in Determination…