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Category Archives: Media Releases

Tram Party – disgraceful waste of money

Media ReleasesBy Rob Lucas MLCTuesday, 20 November 2007

The Chief Executive of the Transport Department has confirmed in evidence to the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee that the Rann Government spent almost $100,000 of taxpayer’s money on a ‘Tram Welcome Party’. This was a disgraceful waste of money at a time when there are hundreds of other priorities more deserving of this…

Health CEO confirms $51m cost of ‘Future ICT’

Media ReleasesBy Rob Lucas MLCThursday, 8 November 2007

The Chief Executive of the Health Department has confirmed in evidence to the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee that the Rann Government’s ‘Future ICT’ process would cost the Health Department $51.4 million over five years. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today that Dr Tony Sherbon confirmed he agreed with his…

Health document shows Foley’s claims untrue

Media ReleasesBy Rob Lucas MLCMonday, 5 November 2007

Previously confidential documents now released under Freedom of Information (FoI) prove conclusively that Treasurer Foley’s claims of annual $30 million savings from his Future ICT contracts were untrue. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today that Future ICT is a series of contracts replacing the former Government’s single EDS contract. At the…

Health document shows Foley’s claims untrue

Media ReleasesBy Rob Lucas MLCMonday, 5 November 2007

Previously confidential documents now released under Freedom of Information (FoI) prove conclusively that Treasurer Foley’s claims of annual $30 million savings from his Future ICT contracts were untrue. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today that Future ICT is a series of contracts replacing the former Government’s single EDS contract. At the…

‘World record’ payment from Rann ‘Slush Fund’

Media ReleasesBy Rob Lucas MLCTuesday, 23 October 2007

An urgent Auditor-General’s inquiry is needed into a $473,000 payment made at ‘world record’ speed by Premier Rann (to a church in his own electorate) from a ‘political slush fund.’ Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today that previously confidential documents now released under a Freedom of Information (FoI) application, seeking copies…

Why won’t Holloway answer Frequent Flyer questions?

Media ReleasesBy Rob Lucas MLCThursday, 18 October 2007

Minister Paul Holloway has been accused of being too embarrassed to reveal answers to questions about his taxpayer funded overseas travel and frequent flyer points. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today that Mr Holloway and most other Rann Government Ministers (in fact, 13 out of 15 Ministers including Premier Rann and…

Departments continue to hide consultancy expenditure

Media ReleasesBy Rob Lucas MLCMonday, 15 October 2007

Recent evidence given to a Parliamentary Committee by senior public servants has confirmed the Rann Government is continuing to hide millions of dollars being spent on consultants. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today the most recent annual report by the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI) made the extraordinary claim…

Treasury memo reveals more ‘Future ICT’ details

Media ReleasesBy Rob Lucas MLCThursday, 4 October 2007

A previously confidential Treasury memo released under Freedom of Information has cast further doubt on the accuracy of Rann Government claims about its ‘Future ICT’ (Information and Communications Technology) process. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today that Rann Government claims of $30 million annual savings from its ‘Future ICT’ process have…

Pressure on Rann to ‘loosen’ FoI laws

Media ReleasesBy Rob Lucas MLCTuesday, 2 October 2007

Recent decisions by Labor Premiers in Victoria and Queensland and the Commonwealth Government has placed pressure on Premier Rann to loosen South Australia’s increasingly restrictive Freedom of Information (FoI) laws. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas today said it was clear the national campaign by media interests – Right to Know – was…

Foley using outdated figures to justify claim

Media ReleasesBy Rob Lucas MLCTuesday, 18 September 2007

Treasurer Kevin Foley has used four year old Information and Communication Technology (ICT) spending figures to try to justify his claim of $30 million in annual savings. Ms Angela Allison, Director of Corporate Services, Department of Trade and Economic Development (DTED) last week told the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee that Mr Foley had…

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