Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Rob Lucas, has cautiously welcomed the passage of the Return to Work Bill through Parliament yesterday. “The State Liberals are hopeful that this Bill will achieve its stated outcomes for the benefit of workers and employers alike,” said Mr Lucas. “For 12 years, Premier Jay Weatherill and the Labor Government…
DetailsState Parliament’s Budget and Finance Committee will investigate a series of damning allegations made by former ESCOSA chief executive Dr Paul Kerin regarding water pricing policy and actions of the Labor Government. “Dr Kerin has exposed the Weatherill Government’s price gouging on the water bills of South Australian families and businesses,” said Shadow Treasurer Rob…
DetailsThe latest Deloitte Access Economics (DAE) Business Outlook report released today for the 2014 September quarter continues to paint a dire picture of the South Australian economy. The report notes: South Australia’s economy is in the slow lane. More pain is on the horizon as it stares the closure of car manufacturing in the face…
DetailsThe latest ABS CPI data has revealed the huge impact the Weatherill Government’s massive ESL increases are having on property charges and cost of living for South Australian families. From September 2013 to September 2014: • Property charges have increased by 17.3 per cent. • Gas bills have increased by 13.3 per cent; • State…
DetailsLabor candidate for Fisher, Nat Cook, must be open and honest with the people of Fisher and admit that as the Labor candidate for the seat of Fisher she has no option but to support the Labor Government’s massive hikes to the Emergency Services Levy. “Labor candidates are bound by the pledge to support Labor…
DetailsThe State Liberals are calling on the Speaker of the House of Assembly Michael Atkinson to reverse his outrageous decision to hold by-elections in the state seats of Davenport and Fisher on different days. “The Speaker has been caught playing party politics with his decision to hold the two elections on separate weekends and needs…
DetailsThe Environment Department advised Treasury at the end of September of a $14 million ‘black hole’ in the Environment budget, said Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. Acting DEWNR Chief Executive Tim Goodes told the Budget and Finance Committee yesterday they had been unable to impose new water charges on groups such as irrigators in the Riverland…
DetailsThe latest CommSec State of the States Report demonstrates yet again that South Australia is continuing to fall behind other states under the Weatherill Labor Government. The October 2014 Report revealed that: • South Australia is again ranked the weakest state economy on the mainland; • South Australia is generally ranked sixth to eighth on…
DetailsThe new unsolicited bids guidelines established by the Weatherill Government is an admission of failure from Labor over its handling of the sale of public land at Gillman last year. On 23 December last year it was announced that the State Government had signed an agreement with Adelaide Capital Partners (ACP) to sell 400Ha of…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas today accused Premier Weatherill of sneaky and deceptive conduct in breaching government guidelines prior to the election to conceal the fact he was planning to privatise the MAC. In evidence provided by the Treasury CEO to the Budget and Finance Committee it has been confirmed that on 7 March 2013 the…
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