In a South Australian first, families wanting to stock up on groceries and other supplies towards the end of the October long weekend will have the opportunity to shop closer to home, with all suburban shops permitted to open on the Labour Day public holiday Monday – in addition to the CBD and regional areas. …
The Marshall Government will continue to campaign for greater freedom of choice in shop trading right up until the next election in March, with the popular reform critical to further turbo-charge the state’s ongoing COVID recovery. As expected, former Shoppies union boss Peter Malinauskas’ Labor Party has denied hardworking South Australian families and…
Thousands of small and medium businesses impacted by COVID-19 trading restrictions – from restaurants, cafes and hotels to tourism operators, gyms and hairdressers – have received almost $57 million in cash grants in the past month, as the Marshall Government continues to support their strong ongoing economic recovery. To date, 19,633 eligible businesses…
A new $3,000 State Government-funded subsidy for motorists who purchase a new electric vehicle is part of a bold new $18 million package to help drive the take-up of zero and low emission vehicles in South Australia. The proposed up-front, time-limited subsidy would be provided to up to 6,000 full electric vehicles purchased…
The State Government has today published updated Impairment Assessment Guidelines, incorporating extensive community feedback on several key issues – including ensuring there is no set deduction in benefits for pre-existing injury and protecting workers’ choice of assessor. The Return to Work Act 2014 was enacted by the former Labor government under then Minister,…
Disturbing claims of bullying and intimidation by Labor MP Tony Piccolo against a young trainee have been referred by Treasurer Rob Lucas to the Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment over concerns Mr Piccolo may have broken the law by ‘forcing’ his resignation. Mr Piccolo has been publicly accused by his…
Thousands of South Australian small and medium-sized businesses that have suffered a significant loss of income or were forced to close as a result of the state’s 7-day lockdown have already begun receiving their $3,000 and $1,000 emergency cash grants, with many more expected to have the financial ‘shot-in-the-arm’ deposited into bank accounts today.…
CommSec’s ‘State of the States’ economic report released today shows South Australia’s improved economic growth, employment and level of construction work done has seen the state’s rank lift to fourth overall, up from fifth spot in the previous report. The Marshall Government has welcomed the report as further evidence of SA’s strong recovery…
South Australia continues to lead the nation for its strong jobs rebound since the depths of the pandemic, as leading industry groups have thrown their support behind the Marshall Government’s new $100 million Business Support Package and assistance for regional workers. Total employee jobs in SA increased by a nation-leading 15 per cent (equal with WA) since the…
Independent global ratings agency, Moody’s, has reaffirmed its confidence in South Australia’s ‘resilient and diverse’ economy and the Marshall Government’s sound financial management – maintaining the state’s existing rating (Aa1, Stable Outlook). In its latest outlook, released yesterday following last month’s State Budget 2021-22, Moody’s acknowledged there would be a budget impact as…