Two of the twenty new Education Directors appointed under Weatherill Government policies had concerns raised about their performance in the Debelle Royal Commission. This was confirmed yesterday by Department for Education and Child Development (DECD) Chief Executive Tony Harrison in the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee. These highly paid new Education Director positions are…
Consumer sentiment in South Australia is at its lowest level in three years and the worst on mainland Australia, according to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment released yesterday. The report noted that the South Australian consumer sentiment index fell to its lowest level since October 2011 and is now 24 per cent below…
South Australia recorded the worst business conditions of all states in Australia in August, according to the latest NAB Business Survey released yesterday. During August, South Australia also suffered the worst decline in business conditions of all states and now has the equal worst business confidence of all states as well. “Under the Weatherill Labor…
The Weatherill Government’s Emergency Department Dashboard is providing a disturbing snapshot of the gridlock that is gripping Adelaide’s major hospitals. “Yesterday five out of the six metropolitan hospitals Emergency Departments were classified as Code White* at one point of the day and it’s patients that are paying the price,” said Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. “The…
The Weatherill Labor Government must ensure it keeps its promise to exempt all pensioners and concession card holders from massive Emergency Services Levy (ESL) increases. Representatives of the Retirement Villages Association have raised publicly their concerns that some pensioners who have moved into retirement villages may be slugged with the Government’s massive ESL increases. “Put…
The State Liberals are backing calls from residents and the Adelaide City Council for the city wide Dry Area to be extended to the southern parklands. “When Council workers require a police escort to empty the bins in public parks it’s time for the State Government to step in and deal with the problem,” said…
The Weatherill Government paid contractors an extra $600,000 for ‘acceleration costs’ to get Adelaide Oval ready for the Rolling Stones concert, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “This $600,000 was wasted expenditure because the Rolling Stones concert was ultimately cancelled and then rescheduled,” said Mr Lucas. “This $600,000 payment was in addition to the proposed…
The State Liberals are concerned that yesterday’s glut of ambulances left waiting outside emergency departments at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) and Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) will become the norm in the next few years. “It’s more than two years since the State Labor Government promised the implementation of the Monaghan…
Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that Premier Jay Weatherill’s decision to waste taxpayers money on another ‘citizens’ jury’ is yet another example of why we had a $1.2 billion deficit and are heading towards a $14 billion debt. Premier Weatherill wasted more than $150,000 on his last citizens’ jury and this one will just…
Federal Government data showing the number of online job vacancies fell over the year to July 2014 is yet another disturbing sign that the South Australian economy is on life support. The Department of Employment Internet Vacancy Index shows that in seasonally adjusted terms South Australia suffered a drop of 1.00 per cent over the…