Treasurer Rob Lucas today said the State Government rejected a Property Council proposal to impose an average new land tax bill of $1,595 on 213,000 landowners who currently don’t pay any land tax at all. This crazy proposal is included in the Property Council’s submission to the Government over proposed land tax reform proposals and…
DetailsThe State Government welcomes the decision by the independent industrial umpire to order the Ambulance Employee Association (AEA) and all its members not to encourage or promote any industrial action relating to the working of overtime during October. The State Government had been advised there were concerns about the ability to provide the expected level of ambulance services on each…
DetailsThe Marshall Liberal Government has successfully reached agreement with the Police Association of South Australia (PASA) for a new interim pay and conditions agreement for sworn police officers. The deal – which extends the life of the existing Enterprise Agreement to June 30, 2020 – will strengthen SAPOL’s capabilities by making more police officers available…
DetailsThe State Government has labelled today’s increase in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August to 7.3 per cent (6.8 per cent trend) as disappointing news for jobs seekers in South Australia. “The State Government understands the frustration of people looking for work and is committed to further increasing the number of jobs our economy…
DetailsSome students across South Australia will be bringing home end-of-term report cards without any written teacher comments about their progress and ability, attitude or areas for improvement, following an ‘outrageous and deeply offensive’ Australian Education Union directive designed to disadvantage students and parents. Union bosses from the AEU are again urging their members not provide…
DetailsThe Marshall Liberal Govenrment has welcomed the groundswell of community and business support for its historic land tax reforms, which will put $70 million back into the pockets of tens of thousands of hardworking South Australians over three years. Paradise teacher Lynnette Deguglielmo, and her husband Dominic, who own several investment properties and currently pay…
DetailsDetailed analysis conducted by Treasury has now revealed that 22,300 property ownerships comprising individuals, companies and trusts in South Australia own multiple properties and are already paying land tax on aggregated land values. Put simply, this means that many South Australians have continued to invest in property even though they might be paying land tax…
DetailsThe Marshall Liberal Government has tonight announced details of its bold land tax reform package – including an immediate slashing of SA’s top marginal tax rate from the highest in the nation at 3.7% to just 2.4% (which is the average of all mainland states) – which will benefit tens of thousands of South Australians…
DetailsThe State Government will this morning file an application in the SA Employment Tribunal (SAET) requesting conciliation before the Tribunal to finally resolve the protracted teachers’ Enterprise Bargaining negotiations. Treasurer Rob Lucas said, despite negotiations being held in good faith for more than 15 months, union bosses from the Australian Education Union had shown no…
DetailsIndependent global ratings agencies, Moody’s and Fitch, have re-affirmed their confidence in South Australia’s economy, applauding the Marshall Liberal Government’s ‘prudent fiscal discipline’ amid growing business confidence and burgeoning defence, space and tourism sectors. In its latest credit update, Moody’s – which has maintained the state’s Aa1 stable rating (the second-highest in the nation) –…
DetailsSouth Australian schools are showing encouraging signs of improvement following the release of the 2019 NAPLAN results today. This year’s results have seen Year 3 mean score results up in every test domain, as well as nation-leading growth in writing scores for South Australia. The state’s results have also improved against the Australian average in 15 of the 20 measures…
DetailsThe State Government has welcomed the latest in a string of positive independent surveys confirming South Australia’s standout strong economic growth, with the latest ANZ Stateometer revealing SA’s economy is the best performing in the country. The survey, released last night, shows SA was the only state or territory to record “above trend and accelerating growth’’ in the June quarter.…
DetailsThe State Government has reached an in-principle commercial settlement with the operators of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, finalising a litany of long-running historical disputes – including duress alarm system and building faults – inherited from the former Labor government and which have plagued the hospital since well before it officially opened in September 2017.…
DetailsA vocal critic of the Marshall Liberal Government’s push to reform shop trading laws has again applied for – and been granted – a Ministerial exemption to open one of its stores outside prescribed shop trading hours to capitalise on Royal Adelaide Show crowds, citing the overwhelming “success’’ of last year’s extended trade. Treasurer Rob Lucas has granted the temporary…
DetailsToday’s ABS job figures highlight the critical importance of the State Government’s long-term economic reform agenda to drive positive economic and jobs growth. A record 856,300 people were gainfully employed in SA in July – a 1.6 per cent annual increase – meaning 15,700 jobs have been created since March, 2018. Employment growth in the…
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