The Weatherill Labor Government has begun the budget blame game by using the recent Federal Budget in an attempt to cover up 12 years of its own financial mismanagement of the South Australian health budget. “South Australians don’t be fooled – the budget blame game has begun and will continue until the State Budget is…
Premier Jay Weatherill and Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis will be called to give evidence before the Select Committee into the sale of State Government owned land at Gillman. The Committee will invite former head of Renewal SA, Fred Hansen, to give evidence before moving back to the United States of America in the week beginning 2…
Comments withdrawn by Labor Member of the Legislative Council, John Gazzola, in Parliament late this afternoon is nothing more than a cosmetic attempt to paper over Labor division. In Parliament this afternoon, Mr Gazzola said: “To assist you in maintaining the standards of the council, I withdraw my use of unparliamentary language and reflecting on…
The Weatherill Labor Government’s deep divisions are again on display with former President of the Legislative Council John Gazzola labelling current President Russell Wortley a parasite and calling on him to resign. “Sir, normally I would congratulate you on becoming the President of the Legislative Council. Given the circumstances and by the mere fact that…
Health Minister Jack Snelling’s scare campaign about the impact of possible reductions in Federal health funding only serves to highlight the jobs the Weatherill Government is currently cutting from SA Health, and announced last year. In his release today regarding recommendations of the Commission of Audit Minister Snelling said: while the (State) Government had no…
Shadow Health Minister Rob Lucas has called on Premier Weatherill to recommit to his Labor Government’s redevelopment of the Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) before the release of the State Budget in June. During the recent state election, the Weatherill Labor Government committed $117.5 million to redevelop the Flinders Medical Centre, which included building two new…
The closure of the Phillip Kennedy Hospice at Largs Bay will be the first of many cuts in health services by the Weatherill Labor Government. “The CEO of Southern Cross Care Andrew Larpent has made it quite clear the reasons for the closure were solely due to a ‘lack of commitment from the State Government’,”…
Shadow Health Minister Rob Lucas today described as ‘bizarre’ a claim by Premier Weatherill’s Labor Party that documents shouldn’t be released by the Electoral Commission of SA (ECSA) under Freedom of Information because they would reveal their ‘trade secrets’. Equally as concerning is the decision by the ECSA to refuse the release of these documents…
An independent review is needed into the Electoral Commission of South Australia’s (ECSA) handling of the Legislative Council vote count, following news that ECSA conducted a full recount of the vote yesterday. Following a complaint lodged by the Liberal Party, the Electoral Commission has admitted it made four errors in the original Legislative Council vote…
South Australians go to the polls tomorrow, but to vote out Labor, South Australians must vote for their local Liberal candidate. “When South Australians vote tomorrow they will have a clear choice between a united and energetic Liberal team and a divided, dysfunctional and tired Weatherill Labor Government with no ideas and no plans,” said…