Leading national developer MAB Corporation has been selected as the Preferred Proponent for the acquisition, remediation and development of the former 5.81-hectare Gasworks site at Bowden following an extensive tender evaluation process. “The MAB proposal delivers an intergenerational solution for the site, remediating it for future generations while also reducing the State Government’s…
CommSec’s State of the States economic report released today shows South Australia in second position, behind Tasmania, the equal best ranking for SA since the surveys began in 2009. The Marshall Government has welcomed the report as further evidence of South Australia’s strong jobs and economic recovery from the depths of the global…
South Australia’s Salaried Medical Officers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Government’s Enterprise Agreement offer. A ballot of over 4,500 eligible SA Health Salaried Medical Officers resulted in 90 per cent of employees who returned a ballot voting in favour of the agreement. Treasurer Rob Lucas welcomed the result, and it…
In a first for South Australia, Treasurer Rob Lucas has granted special exemptions under the Shop Trading Hours Act 1977 to allow all shops – regardless of their size or location – to trade on Australia Day to enable shoppers to make the most of the national holiday. This will mean that shoppers in the…
Leigh Creek Energy Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary, Leigh Creek Operations Pty Ltd, have been granted an authorisation under the Aboriginal Heritage Act which will permit the development of a proposed in-situ gasification project within the former Leigh Creek Coalfield north of Copley in the Flinders Ranges. In providing the authorisation, Treasurer…
Cash grants of up to $22,000 together with liquor licence waivers and payroll tax deferrals are key features of a State Government funded business support package for hospitality and tourism businesses and gyms impacted by the latest imposition of density restrictions. Initial cash grants of up to $11,000 will be paid to businesses from…
Former Labor Government Minister Stephen Mullighan’s incompetence and/or negligence over a ‘bungled’ multi-million-dollar car park deal has cost taxpayers $4.5 million in a settlement deal, this year. The sad facts of this Mullighan bungle are: Mr Mullighan, in 2014, approves a deal for a 33-year lease over land (approx. 3.1ha) at Parafield…
All South Australian public sector workers, including nurses, doctors, police and corrections officers, who are rostered on and work on Christmas Day will be paid higher penalty rates of at least 200 per cent under the Marshall Liberal Government. Treasurer Rob Lucas said the Government recognised the ‘hard work and additional sacrifice’ of…
In a further testament to the Marshall Liberal Government’s strong financial management, independent ratings agency, Fitch Ratings, has upgraded South Australia to AA+ (Outlook Stable) from AA. While some other states, including New South Wales and Victoria, had their credit ratings downgraded last year and lost their AAA rating, South Australia has defied…
The State Government has now confirmed that personal information belonging to nearly 80,000 public sector employees has been exposed as a result of a cyber-attack on its external payroll software provider, Frontier Software. On Friday, Treasurer Rob Lucas said the records of “at least 38,000 employees were accessed and up to 80,000 employees…