The State Government has paid more than $2 million in compensation and retraining fees to 87 TAFE SA aircraft maintenance training course students who had their licences revoked following a damning Civil Aviation Safety Authority audit. The audit, which helped precipitate a widespread TAFE SA training scandal affecting about 800 students across 16 ‘sub-standard’ courses…
Details“The State Government has inherited the significant problems created by the former Labor government’s incompetence and mismanagement of the nRAH project and associated contracts. “Sadly, it is another part of the financial mess which the new Government will have to clean up. “The Government confirms that it is working cooperatively with Celsus and Celsus’ subcontractor…
DetailsThe former Labor government flagrantly ignored the expert advice of its own treasury officials and shelled out $5.48 million in taxpayer-funded jobs grants and another $23.6 million in loans to businesses, some of which had been evaluated as ‘high risk’. Treasurer Rob Lucas said as many as 7 companies that either failed grant criteria or…
DetailsA vocal opponent of the Marshall Government’s push to reform shop trading laws has applied for – and been granted – a Ministerial exemption to open one of its stores outside prescribed shop trading hours, to capitalise on increased crowds at the nearby Royal Adelaide Show. Treasurer Rob Lucas has granted the temporary exemption under…
DetailsThe Marshall Liberal Government will support the proposal by Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison to remove the GST from feminine hygiene products. Treasurer Rob Lucas said the proposal will be discussed at a meeting of all Treasurers in September or October. “Whilst the total cost is still being confirmed, it has been estimated at about $30…
DetailsThe State Government will keep one of its key election commitments to establish an SA Productivity Commission through administrative arrangements rather than through legislation through the Parliament. The decision has been made following ‘unreasonable, unworkable and untenable’ amendments to the SA Productivity Commission Bill 2018 insisted upon by Labor and some crossbenchers in the Legislative…
DetailsElectricity costs across government are expected to jump by $45 million to $106 million this year – a staggering 73 per cent hike – thanks to a ‘rushed and incompetent’ deal struck by the former Labor government. Treasurer Rob Lucas said in the latter half of 2017, Labor hurried into arrangements for the supply of…
DetailsAustralia's eight state and territory Treasurers today resolved to work together to ensure they would be no worse off under the Federal Government's proposed changes to the GST. The Board of Treasurers (the Board) met for a third time in Sydney today, where they agreed clarity was essential on how the proposed changes would impact…
DetailsI seek leave to make a Ministerial Statement on the subject of electricity costs for the South Australian Government. Over the course of 2017 the former government entered into arrangements for the supply of electricity to government sites, to replace the existing whole of government contract which expired in December 2017. Sadly, in my view…
DetailsThe Marshall Liberal government established the Inquiry into water pricing in South Australia, as part of our election commitments, with Mr Lew Owens appointed to conduct this independent Inquiry. The Inquiry will provide valuable independent advice to the Government on the complex methodology used to determine what South Australians pay. Today I provide the terms…
DetailsThe State Government has welcomed BankSA’s latest Consumer and Business Confidence Survey results – released today – which shows business confidence is at an eight-year high. The BankSA State Monitor July 2018 – the first conducted since the March election – also revealed consumer confidence is at its highest level in four years and there…
DetailsTreasurer Rob Lucas has today tabled in State Parliament a Report of the Independent Review of the Return to Work Act 2014, conducted by the Hon. John Mansfield AM QC. A copy of the report can be viewed via: https://www.agd.sa.gov.au/projects-and-consultations/independent-review-RTW The review was required by law within the first three years of the introduction…
DetailsThe former Minister for Industrial Relations, John Rau, was required pursuant to section 203(1) of the Return to Work Act 2014 (the Act) to cause a review of the Act and its administration and operation to be conducted on the expiry of 3 years from its commencement. Although the Act commenced on 1 July 2015,…
DetailsInjured South Australian motorists who have made recent claims through the SA compulsory third party (CTP) scheme will be surveyed by the independent regulator about the performance of their private insurer ahead of the introduction of full competition next year. The voluntary survey – which will run until the end of the year – will…
DetailsThe State Government has agreed to enter into a 4-year lease arrangement to establish the new Wright Electorate Office in the Manor Farm Shopping Centre on Northbri Avenue at Salisbury East. The 130 sqm office – located within the seat of Wright – was chosen for its suitability, size, visibility, accessibility and value for taxpayers…
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