The head of the Rann Government’s original Atkinson/Ashbourne inquiry, Warren McCann, today confirmed he met with Premier Rann to discuss the findings of his inquiry prior to signing his final report, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. In evidence to the Legislative Council Select Committee on the Atkinson/Ashbourne affair Mr McCann said Mr Rann had…
DetailsThe Rann Government’s US-based model for economic development has been judged such a failure in its home state that the parliament of Oregon cut all funding in the 2003-05 budget, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas revealed today. When the Rann Government announced its decision to establish the Economic Development Board (EDB) and to develop the State…
DetailsThere were further fiery exchanges between the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Rann Government at today’s hearing of the Legislative Council inquiry into the Atkinson/Ashbourne affair, according to Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. “Rann Government Minister Paul Holloway tried to further antagonise Mr Stephen Pallaras QC through a series of questions and statements which…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas has written to the Auditor-General requesting an urgent investigation of Rann Government actions in concealing expenditure on consultants. “Over the last three years the Rann Government has taken action in a number of ways to avoid accountability and prevent details of actual expenditure on consultants from being publicly revealed,” Mr Lucas…
DetailsStunning evidence from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to the Atkinson-Ashbourne inquiry helps explain why Mike Rann and his Ministers have tried to cover up the affair right from the start, according to Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. “Mr Stephen Pallaras today revealed that he believes Mike Rann’s Senior Legal Adviser, Mr Nick Alexandrides, made…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas has welcomed the decision today of the Parliament’s Upper House to establish a Parliamentary inquiry into the collection of property taxes, and what are widely considered to be inequities in the current system. Mr Lucas moved in March for the Legislative Council to establish a Select Committee to inquire into all…
DetailsThe State Government will reap an extra $20 million in poker machine revenue each year until 2006-07 despite the ‘window-dressing’ gaming machine buy-back which starts today, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said. Figures from the State Budget reveal poker machine intake will rise from $302m in 2004-05 to about $344m in 2006-07. Mr Lucas said the…
DetailsMedia Mike Rann is ducking for cover at a time he needs to answer questions about the behaviour of one of his senior advisers in relation to the Premier’s appearance at the Ashbourne trial, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “We now know that the DPP Mr Pallaras has stated that this issue is of…
DetailsLiberal Upper House Leader Rob Lucas has called on Premier Mike Rann to explain why one of his senior advisers: ‘behaved in a verbally aggressive and intimidating manner with a DPP officer on the issue of Premier Rann’s appearance at the Ashbourne trial’. Hansard June 30 2005. Mr Lucas told Parliament today that staff from…
DetailsThe Rann Government has conceded for the first time that total job losses from the Mitsubishi downsizing will be at least 3,600 jobs, according to Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. “In Question Time today, senior Minister Paul Holloway revealed that the government believed the 2,000 direct jobs remaining at Mitsubishi sustained a total of 6,000 direct…
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