The South Australian Government is inviting national and international expressions of interest to develop land at Port Bonython in the Upper Spencer Gulf, one of South Australia’s most prospective hydrogen export hubs. The significant renewable energy resources of the region may also support a range of other industrial, mining and related projects and development.…
South Australian land-owning trustees of discretionary trusts will be granted a 12-month extension in which to nominate a designated beneficiary for pre-existing trust land under proposed changes to the Land Tax Act 1936. The Land Tax (Discretionary Trusts) Amendment Bill 2021, introduced to State Parliament this week, will give trustees significant additional time to…
Eligible South Australian public sector workers, including nurses and teachers, will be able to choose their preferred superannuation fund under new laws that have passed State Parliament. For many years, membership of the state’s Triple S superannuation scheme administered through Super SA has been mandatory for public servants – in direct contrast to the…
South Australia has been showered with about $1 billion a year in Federal Government transport infrastructure spending over the forward estimates, supporting a massive pipeline of job-creating projects over the next four years and beyond. Treasurer Rob Lucas welcomed the ‘significant jobs windfall’ for SA in last night’s Federal Budget 2021-22, which will…
A Bill to give South Australians the ultimate power to decide whether they want greater freedom of choice in shop trading will be introduced to State Parliament today, as the Government announces all suburban shops will be able to trade on the upcoming Queen’s Birthday public holiday, for the first time. Treasurer Rob Lucas…
The Marshall Liberal Government has welcomed the Federal Government’s 2021-22 Budget for its strong focus on ongoing national economic and jobs recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Treasurer Rob Lucas said the significant investment in job-creating infrastructure projects across the state, as well as targeted funding to support working families, single homebuyers, and low-and-middle…
South Australians will be given the ultimate power to decide whether the state introduces popular job-creating shop trading hours reform, with the Marshall Government announcing plans for an historic referendum on the issue to be held on the same day as next year’s state election. The referendum would be the first in SA in…
A first home buyer boom is sweeping South Australia with a huge surge in demand for the State Government’s $15,000 First Home Owner Grant, which supports locals achieve the great Australian dream of home ownership. So far this calendar year, 1,453 South Australians have received the grant – for the purchase or construction…
The State Government has today gazetted a schedule of fees and charges for 2021-22, with most to increase by the standard government indexation rate of 1.9% – which is consistent with the practice under the former Labor government. The 1.9% increase covers a range of charges, including conveyancing fees, land valuations, motor vehicle registration…
South Australians seeking urgent medical attention, and SA’s hardworking ambulance officers and paramedics, will be further supported with the State Government employing an extra 74 full-time equivalent ambos as part of the resolution to the current long-running industrial dispute with the Ambulance Employees Association (AEA). In what would be the end to the current…