The Rann Government will this week slug taxpayers by increasing almost 2000 fees, fines and charges with some increasing by more than 200 per cent, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “The Rann Government is the highest taxing government in this state’s history and this week and in the coming state budget Mr Rann will…
The State Government should partner with a private sector sponsor and the Adelaide City Council to provide a big screen for Adelaide soccer fans to watch the Socceroos take on Italy this Tuesday morning, Opposition Leader in the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today. Melbourne has a big screen at Federation Square and Sydney fans…
The Rann Government’s refusal to include ecstasy as a prescribed drug under drug driving legislation leaves it out of step with other Labor Governments that have or are introducing similar legislation, Shadow Police Minister Rob Lucas said today. “It was revealed earlier this week that Victoria, the state upon whose legislation ours is said to…
Drivers detected driving with ecstasy would not be penalised under the Rann Government’s new drug driving laws, Shadow Police Minister Rob Lucas said today. “It seems hard to understand why the Rann Government would decide on such a bizarre policy unless the explanation is that this is yet another ‘stuff up’ by Transport Minister Conlon,”…
The Rann Government has been left red-faced by revelations that the Victorian Labor Government this year amended its drug driving legislation to include ecstasy as a prescribed drug, Shadow Police Minister Rob Lucas said today. “The changes to Victoria’s drug driving laws will take effect on 1 July, the same date as South Australia’s less…
The Lennon Labor Government in Tasmania has this week demonstrated that the Rann Government’s stated reasons for delaying its budget are plain nonsense, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. In announcing the Budget would be delayed until September, Mr Foley claimed it was because of the election: “The delay’s occurring because we had a State…
Three separate sets of official economic figures issued this past week paint a bleak picture of South Australia’s current economic performance, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. These Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures show: • SA’s economic growth over the last year was the second worst of all states and territories • SA’s business…
A continuing series of leaks from within the Government and the public service is a clear indication of a Government and Ministers under pressure and a budget in crisis, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “Yesterday’s amazing revelation that Treasurer Foley was unaware that a key government agency that reports to him (the South Australian…
An unprecedented lobbying campaign by Attorney-General Atkinson and Premier Rann failed to block the re-establishment of two critical Legislative Council Select Committees, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. Liberal Members, supported by key Independent Members, voted this evening to re-establish the ‘Stashed Cash’ and Atkinson/Ashbourne Affair Select Committees to allow them to finish their jobs…
A commitment by the Rann Government and Minister Karlene Maywald that the relocated Loxton police station would be open during business hours has become just another Rann/Maywald broken promise, Shadow Police Minister Rob Lucas said today. “The current Minister for Police, Paul Holloway, was asked questions in Parliament today about the broken promise and he…