Plans by the Rann Government to allow developers to build a $5 million hotel complex on a public park in Paradise in a secret land swap deal is another example of a government that has stopped listening to the people. Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas said the controversial development had been supported by local…
Today’s Advertiser opinion poll makes it clear that “trust” will be a key issue for voters in the upcoming State Election. “Today’s poll indicates that when asked which political leader they trusted the most, an overwhelming majority trusted Liberal Leader Isobel Redmond rather than Mike Rann,” Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas said today. “In…
Premier Mike Rann’s supposed new policy to release Cabinet Documents after 10 years had been exposed as a political stunt and a farce. “In August 2009, Mr Rann announced with much fanfare his new policy of releasing Cabinet Documents after only 10 years,” Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas said today. “From October the 1st…
The latest ABS figures show that South Australia’s housing sector performance under Premier Rann and Treasurer Foley is the worst of all mainland states. Housing Finance figures for November 2009 revealed that SA was lagging well behind the rest of the nation in terms of growth in the number and value of housing finance commitments…
Based on Budget statements made by Treasurer Kevin Foley, further public sector jobs will be cut by the Rann Government (if re-elected) as a result of recent public sector wage deals. “In last year’s Budget Mr Foley made it quite clear that if public sector wage increases were not limited to 2.5 per cent per…
The Rann Government had refused to answer in excess of 2,500 questions on notice in the Parliament, some of which had been first asked seven years ago in December 2002. “Whilst official records have not been kept, it is clear the Rann Government has set the record for having the most unanswered questions ever at…
The taxation regime under the Rann Government is stifling the states economy and suffocating small business. The independent Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) released its 2009 report of State Business Taxes revealing that South Australia’s businesses pay 4.8 per cent more state business taxes than the national average and 10.5 per cent above tax liabilities…
Families and Communities Minister Jennifer Rankine’s office had refused to release names and details of her personal staff and had cited public safety issues as the bizarre explanation. “The arrogance of the Rann Government is clearly demonstrated by the increasingly outrageous reasons they give for refusing to provide information under Freedom of Information laws,” Liberal…
Families and Communities Minister Jennifer Rankine had bungled again in her increasingly desperate attempt to conceal the names of all 21 staff in her taxpayer funded Ministerial office. After being questioned on radio station 5AA this afternoon by Mike Smithson, Ms Rankine indicated she was prepared to show the list of her 21 staff to…
A detailed analysis of the latest Auditor General’s Report revealed the Rann Government was spending at least $200 million per year on consultants, contractors and agency staff. “Total claimed consultancy costs for 2008-09 were $27 million and contractor/agency staff costs were $145 million,” Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas said today. “However, the real costs…