Shadow Minister for Health Rob Lucas said today the AMA had advised the Government the new RAH will not be big enough and that parts of the existing RAH will need to be kept open until the new RAH can be extended. This advice is a stunning embarrassment for the Government because it has always…
There is no doubt that if you are a ‘Labor mate’ or a part of the broader ‘Labor family’ such as a union boss then your chances of being appointed are significantly increased. Clearly union bosses such as Peter Malinauskas,Janet Giles and Wayne Hanson have all been favoured by the Labor Government with lucrative appointments…
The Weatherill Government’s wrongful suspension and dismissal of former Director of the Cardiac and Thoracic Surgical Unit of Flinders Medical Centre, Professor John Knight, will cost taxpayers more than $6 million. The Supreme Court was told this morning the Weatherill Government had agreed to pay Professor Knight $4.34 million to settle a legal claim he…
Shadow Health Minister Rob Lucas today condemned Minister Snelling and former Minister John Hill for refusing to apologise to Professor John Knight in Parliament this afternoon. “It is a disgrace that neither man had the courage to stand up in Parliament and admit the mistakes made by the Labor Government, and apologise to Professor Knight,”…
Shadow Health Minister Rob Lucas yesterday in Parliament condemned the Weatherill Government for the poor treatment of a 78-year-old woman waiting for major surgery. On Monday morning at 7:00am the woman from the western suburbs arrived at the admissions office of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for a scheduled major operation to remove her right side…
The Weatherill Government is wasting millions of dollars on expensive health consultancies at a time when cuts are being implemented in critical health programs. “Minister Snelling has just announced yet another review by consultants into the efficiency of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital,” Shadow Minister for Health Rob Lucas said. “The Weatherill Government has already…
South Australian aged care providers have ‘run into a brick wall’ with their protest to WorkCover and the state government about massive increases in WorkCover premiums, Shadow Finance Minister Rob Lucas said today. Lawyers acting on behalf of Aged & Community Services SA & NT Inc and Leading Age Services Australia-SA Inc lodged an appeal…
Shadow Finance Minister Rob Lucas today accused WorkCover and Treasurer Snelling of breaching government guidelines by refusing to make former WorkCover Chief Executive Rob Thomson’s contract available for inspection. “Since September last year the Liberal Party has been trying to inspect Mr Thomson’s contract under government guidelines issued by DPC – Circular PC027 – Disclosure…
Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas said following the release of the list of Cabinet documents for the Labor Government’s first year in 2002 he would lodge 221 separate requests for documents today. Now the wait for the actual release of Labor Government documents begins! Given the Labor Government’s past performance under Freedom of Information…
Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas today called on Premier Weatherill to ensure his Department meets the guidelines for the timely release of Cabinet documents. From today, Cabinet documents from the first year of the Rann Labor Government (2002) are meant to be available for the first time after a process of application. Under the…