The Member for West Torrens and former Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis made a series of claims yesterday under parliament privilege about the activities and behaviour of the Member for Gibson, Corey Wingard. These claims include physical intimidation of a staff member and the criminal offence of fraud. I have been advised by Treasury…
DetailsIn a South Australian first, families wanting to stock up on groceries and other supplies towards the end of the October long weekend will have the opportunity to shop closer to home, with all suburban shops permitted to open on the Labour Day public holiday Monday – in addition to the CBD and regional areas. …
DetailsThe Marshall Government will continue to campaign for greater freedom of choice in shop trading right up until the next election in March, with the popular reform critical to further turbo-charge the state’s ongoing COVID recovery. As expected, former Shoppies union boss Peter Malinauskas’ Labor Party has denied hardworking South Australian families and…
DetailsThousands of small and medium businesses impacted by COVID-19 trading restrictions – from restaurants, cafes and hotels to tourism operators, gyms and hairdressers – have received almost $57 million in cash grants in the past month, as the Marshall Government continues to support their strong ongoing economic recovery. To date, 19,633 eligible businesses…
DetailsA new $3,000 State Government-funded subsidy for motorists who purchase a new electric vehicle is part of a bold new $18 million package to help drive the take-up of zero and low emission vehicles in South Australia. The proposed up-front, time-limited subsidy would be provided to up to 6,000 full electric vehicles purchased…
DetailsThe State Government has today published updated Impairment Assessment Guidelines, incorporating extensive community feedback on several key issues – including ensuring there is no set deduction in benefits for pre-existing injury and protecting workers’ choice of assessor. The Return to Work Act 2014 was enacted by the former Labor government under then Minister,…
DetailsMr President, I rise to give a statement about the publication of amended Impairment Assessment Guidelines under the Return to Work Act 2014. The State Government has today published updated Impairment Assessment Guidelines, incorporating extensive community feedback on several key issues – including ensuring there is no set deduction in benefits for pre-existing…
DetailsDisturbing claims of bullying and intimidation by Labor MP Tony Piccolo against a young trainee have been referred by Treasurer Rob Lucas to the Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment over concerns Mr Piccolo may have broken the law by ‘forcing’ his resignation. Mr Piccolo has been publicly accused by his…
DetailsThousands of South Australian small and medium-sized businesses that have suffered a significant loss of income or were forced to close as a result of the state’s 7-day lockdown have already begun receiving their $3,000 and $1,000 emergency cash grants, with many more expected to have the financial ‘shot-in-the-arm’ deposited into bank accounts today.…
DetailsCommSec’s ‘State of the States’ economic report released today shows South Australia’s improved economic growth, employment and level of construction work done has seen the state’s rank lift to fourth overall, up from fifth spot in the previous report. The Marshall Government has welcomed the report as further evidence of SA’s strong recovery…
DetailsSouth Australia continues to lead the nation for its strong jobs rebound since the depths of the pandemic, as leading industry groups have thrown their support behind the Marshall Government’s new $100 million Business Support Package and assistance for regional workers. Total employee jobs in SA increased by a nation-leading 15 per cent (equal with WA) since the…
DetailsIndependent global ratings agency, Moody’s, has reaffirmed its confidence in South Australia’s ‘resilient and diverse’ economy and the Marshall Government’s sound financial management – maintaining the state’s existing rating (Aa1, Stable Outlook). In its latest outlook, released yesterday following last month’s State Budget 2021-22, Moody’s acknowledged there would be a budget impact as…
DetailsTens of thousands of South Australian small and medium-sized businesses that suffer a significant loss of income or have been forced to close as a result of the state’s 7-day lockdown will be offered a $3,000 emergency cash grant as part of a major financial assistance package announced today by the Marshall Liberal Government.…
DetailsSouth Australia’s ‘effective management’ of the COVID-19 pandemic has enabled South Australians to ‘return to normal life faster than most other states’, helping the state avoid the worst of the recession and prompting a surge in locals flooding back into the labour market, a leading national independent economic report says. The quarterly Deloitte…
DetailsA state-wide survey of SA’s public sector workforce has revealed a strong level of workplace pride, motivation and employee wellbeing – with the majority of the almost 40,000 respondents pleased with the support provided to them during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it shows there is still more work to be done in some…
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