The Rann Government is deliberately concealing the real cost of ministerial offices by not including in budget documents millions of dollars being spent on extra staff and resources, Shadow Finance Minister Rob Lucas said today. “Budget documents this year claim the total cost of the 15 ministerial offices was $29.9 million and that there were…
The issue of shop trading hours has highlighted further divisions within the Labor Government, Shadow Industrial Relations Minister Rob Lucas said today. The Government recently announced a decision to extend trading hours in the CBD this coming Sunday to cater for tourists visiting South Australia on cruise ships Queen Mary II and Amadea However, prominent…
Premier Rann’s promise of an extra $4 million for our critical food and wine industries has been revealed as just another example of Rann Spin, Shadow Finance Minister Rob Lucas said today. Mr Rann has been boasting about keeping his election promise of additional support of $1 million per year for four years for the…
The war between former Treasurer Foley and Minister Weatherill on public servants cashing out long service has flared again with today’s revelation an ‘Under Treasurer’s Instruction’ had been issued to all CEOs last year, Shadow Finance Minister Rob Lucas said. In evidence to the Budget and Finance Committee today senior PIRSA executives confirmed the Under…
New Industrial Relations Minister Bernie Finnigan is a “lazy, insensitive log” for not having read a critical 40 page Corner’s report into a tragic workplace death, Shadow Industrial Relations Minister Rob Lucas said today. “It is unbelievable and unacceptable that 30 hours after the Coroner released his damning report, the Minister responsible for SafeWork SA…
Premier Rann must clarify why he allowed a consultant with contracts with the Rann Government worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to remain in the extremely sensitive and important position of Clerk of the Executive Council, Shadow Finance Minister Rob Lucas said today. This week’s Government Gazette advises that on 20 January 2011 the Governor,…
Premier Rann continues to waste hundreds of thousands of dollars on consultants whilst at the same time forcing savage budget cuts in hospitals and schools, Shadow Finance Minister Rob Lucas said today. Mr Lucas said the Liberal Party had been given a leaked copy of a quote from The Nous Group for $68,000 to ‘facilitate’…
Rann Government mismanagement and another contractual dispute resulted in all work being stopped seven months ago on nine nearly completed housing trust units and four units for people with a disability. “These nine new units at Gilles Plains were originally meant to be completed in November 2009 and the four units at Elizabeth Grove in…
Treasurer Kevin Foley should withdraw from his upcoming three week trip to the USA if he is going to be leaving the Ministry in the coming weeks or months, Shadow Finance Minister Rob Lucas said today. “Given the increasing pressure on Mr Foley to resign and the likelihood he will do so it would be…
The release of the latest batch of Federal Cabinet documents highlights the broken pre-election promise by Premier Rann to open access to all Cabinet documents after 10 years, Shadow Finance Minister Rob Lucas said today. In August 2009 Mr Rann announced with great fanfare his new policy of supposedly releasing Cabinet documents after only 10…