State Treasurer Rob Lucas revealed today that former Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis had splashed $2.7 million in the last nine months before the election out of a personally controlled ‘slush fund’. “This was an unprecedented and outrageous pork barrelling exercise by Mr Koutsantonis with the vast bulk of the money going to support Labor MPs and…
DetailsTreasurer Rob Lucas today welcomed the decision by the Return To Work South Australia Board to reduce their average premium rate for businesses to 1.7 per cent for 2018/19. This new average premium rate of 1.7 per cent is reduced from 1.8 per cent this year and will be the lowest in the scheme’s…
DetailsThe Leader of the Opposition Peter Malinauskas has a chance to back up his words with action by supporting the Marshall Liberal Government’s reforms to shop trading hours. “The first real test for Mr Malinauskas is whether he is prepared to put the interests of the public ahead of the interests of his mates…
DetailsState Treasurer Rob Lucas will tell a meeting of all Treasurers in Melbourne today that the Marshall Government will oppose strongly any proposal to change the current agreed GST distribution deal. “The Marshall Government will not support any policy that disadvantages South Australia and reduces the level of expected funding expected under the current…
DetailsState Treasurer Rob Lucas has ordered SafeWork SA to prepare an urgent report on anomalies and absurdities in South Australia’s antiquated shop trading laws as well as claims of regular breaches of the current laws. “This report will be critical in the preparation of legislation for parliamentary debate on the Marshall Liberal Government’s reforms to…
DetailsLabor Leader in waiting Peter Malinauskas has serious questions to answer about his failure to release an essential safety report into the new Royal Adelaide Hospital prior to the state election. “The Labor Leader in waiting is the Labor Leader in hiding,” said Treasurer Rob Lucas. “The former Health Minister in the previous Labor administration…
DetailsThe State Liberals will end the practice of Government Ministers having long boozy lunches at the taxpayers’ expense with a strict new policy on who pays for alcohol consumed by Ministers, their staff and guests. Ministers spending taxpayers’ money on alcohol for themselves, their staff, public servants and guests will end under a Marshall Liberal…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that a Marshall Liberal Government would not be matching more than $2 billion of reckless spending promises made by Premier Weatherill and Treasurer Koutsantonis. Sadly for South Australia Mr. Weatherill and Mr. Koutsantonis have been throwing money around like drunken sailors on shore leave. A Marshall Liberal Government will…
DetailsA Marshall Liberal Government will support the growth of South Australia’s local funds management industry, creating more jobs in our state. “There are more than 7,000 South Australians currently employed in the finance sector and our universities are producing well-trained graduates in related fields,” said Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. “For too long, this sector has…
DetailsThe State Liberals have today launched a campaign against Labor’s secret plan to increase the GST, which would smash SA households and businesses. “South Australian voters need to cast their vote this week with their eyes wide open to Labor’s secret plan to increase the GST,” said Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. “Increasing taxes and introducing…
DetailsA Marshall Liberal Government would ‘open up the books’ and reveal as much detail as is legally permitted regarding the millions of dollars the Weatherill Labor Government has thrown at business in its reckless pre-election spending spree. “The Weatherill Government has repeatedly abused the principle that taxpayers have the right to know their money is being spent wisely,”…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today the powerful shoppies union (Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA)) had given $1.5 million to the Labor Party since 2013/14. In fact, Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA) records show since 2015 the shoppies union has given almost $1 million, including $150,000 paid as recently as 18th January 2018.…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that a Marshall Liberal Government would establish a Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate valuation policies of the Valuer-General and their impact on some retirement village residents. This decision has been taken in response to lobbying from the SA Retirement Villages Residents Association (SARVRA) which has called on both the…
DetailsThe State Liberals have launched a new website – 16YearsOfLabor.com.au – exposing some of the Weatherill Labor Government’s most outrageous failures, lies and broken promises. “For too long Labor have been governing on a platform of over-promising, under-delivering and shameless backflipping, failing South Australians time and time again,” said Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. “Under Labor’s…
DetailsPremier Jay Weatherill must answer serious questions regarding the Oakden scandal which has engulfed his government. Will Mr Weatherill release a copy of the 2008 letter to him as Minister for Ageing which warned of ‘serious issues impinging on consumer and staff safety, staffing…’ at Oakden? What actions, if any, did Mr Weatherill take in…
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