Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today the South Australian Liberals would not support any possible change to the GST distribution formula which would disadvantage South Australia financially. “We have regularly stated that position publicly and we do so again today,” said Mr Lucas. “The policy position that any change to the formula would only be…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today there needed to be tougher restrictions and controls on millions of dollars being spent by the Weatherill Government on contractors. Consolidated information over five years supplied by Treasury to the Budget and Finance Committee shows the Government spent more than $3 billion on contractors. Annual expenditure on contractors varied…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas today welcomed the fact the Auditor-General was conducting an inquiry into the Weatherill Government’s controversial advertising campaigns and would be presenting a special report to Parliament. In recent evidence to the Budget and Finance Committee the Auditor-General was asked whether Mr Weatherill’s $1.1 million anti Federal Government campaign featuring two pensioners…
The Weatherill Labor Government is still spending $2 million on public art at the NRAH whilst at the same time the budget has blown out by more than $600 million. This is yet another example of the waste and financial mismanagement of the Weatherill Government which has led to record deficits and debt. Evidence to…
Evidence from the State’s Valuer General to a parliamentary committee was damning criticism of the Weatherill Government’s handling of the Gillman deal. SA Valuer General Ms Delfina Lanzilli told the Gillman Select Committee she had never been asked by the Government or Revenue SA to value the Gillman land subject to the ACP purchase. Ms…
News that Chevron Exploration Australia has pulled out of its joint venture in the Cooper Basin with Beach Energy is another blow to the South Australian economy. “This news coupled with the latest ABS employment data showing the loss of 4400 mining jobs since last November paints a bleak picture for people seeking jobs in…
The total number of public servants has increased despite the Weatherill Government spending $360 million on targeted voluntary separation packages. “Sadly for South Australian taxpayers this is another spectacular failure by Premier Weatherill and Treasurer Koutsantonis, and yet another example of their financial incompetence and mismanagement,” said Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. “The Auditor-General’s latest report…
Key claims by Premier Weatherill about jobs and the oil and gas hub at Gillman are in direct conflict with statements made by Treasurer Koutsantonis. One of Mr Weatherill’s key arguments for his controversial Gillman deal has been that the Government chose the oil and gas hub and 6000 jobs rather than the alternative of…
The Weatherill Government has admitted in answers provided to the Budget and Finance Committee to paying a separation package to a 76 year-old public servant. “This is yet another example of a massive waste of taxpayers’ money at a time when Mr Weatherill is cutting pensioner concessions and closing the Repat Hospital and Emergency Departments,”…
Premier Weatherill is now paying the sacked Chief Executive of his Department $198,565 for 17 hours a week in a new job. Documents made available under FOI laws show Jim Hallion has now been redeployed by Mr Weatherill on a five year contract from 1 January 2015 as the State Coordinator General. It should also…