Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas said today the head of Treasury, Jim Wright, had advised Treasurer Kevin Foley in May 2010 that ‘there was a significant risk that actual costs will be higher than the estimates.’ Mr Wright was giving evidence to the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee and a minute from Mr…
It may be 12 months before a decision is made on the future of the Adelaide Oval upgrade. Appearing before the Parliament Budget and Finance Committee today, Mr Ian McLachlan, Chairman of the Stadium Management Authority (SMA), confirmed that at best there would only be a conditional agreement for the Adelaide Oval project by 31…
Evidence given to the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee confirmed that almost everyone associated with the Adelaide Oval seemed to know about a cost blowout before the March election. “However, if you believe Mr Foley’s story, then either people didn’t tell him or if they did he quickly forgot what they told him,” Shadow…
Evidence given to the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee had revealed the Rann Government was trying to hide some of the Adelaide Oval blowout costs in other Budget lines. Government witnesses today confirmed that the following parts of the Adelaide Oval project were not included in the $535 million latest estimates for the project:…
Market research of 1500 injured workers had given another massive “thumbs down” for the performance of WorkCover and its claims manager, Employers Mutual Limited. “Research conducted by McGregor Tan Research for the WorkCover Board has shown a further significant reduction in performance satisfaction levels,” Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations Rob Lucas said today. “The trend…
Market research of 1500 injured workers had given another massive “thumbs down” for the performance of WorkCover and its claims manager, Employers Mutual Limited. “Research conducted by McGregor Tan Research for the WorkCover Board has shown a further significant reduction in performance satisfaction levels,” Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations Rob Lucas said today. “The trend…
Senior Rann Government Minister Paul Holloway yesterday misled Parliament by denying he had planned a trip to Europe supposedly for urban development purposes. “The joke is clearly on Mr Holloway who has misled Parliament by denying he had planned a trip to Europe to look at urban design initiatives,” Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas…
Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas today called on Premier Rann to introduce new controls of accountability on Ministers’ spending on overseas travel. “As a first step Ministers should be required to provide details of total costs, purpose and results of each overseas trip on the government website,” Mr Lucas said. “It’s ironic that Mr…
The Rann Government will be abolishing the controversial Public Sector Performance Commission before the end of the year. “Senior government sources have told the Liberal Party that the decision had been taken to abolish the PSPC after two years of criticism about its lack of value and performance,” Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas said…
Treasurer Kevin Foley had been told in April this year that the total cost of the Adelaide Oval redevelopment project outlined in December 2009 was now $701 million. Leigh Whicker, CEO of the SMA, told the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee that the $701 million cost still did not include costs for another 900…