The overwhelming majority of South Australian motorists will continue to pay less when renewing their car rego in 2020-21, with new CTP insurance premiums locking-in up to $115 in annual savings for local private passenger vehicles* under full competition. This equates to an ongoing potential saving of up to $200 for a typical Adelaide household…
DetailsSupermarkets and other retailers across suburban Adelaide will continue to be permitted to trade extended hours, including 9am Sunday morning starts, to help maintain vital social distancing measures as South Australians embrace easing restrictions. The decision – supported by advice from public health experts within SA Health – will also allow all suburban retailers, regardless…
DetailsMore than 1000 small businesses and not-for-profits impacted by COVID-19 restrictions will receive a one-off $10,000 emergency cash grant this week – some as early as today – as part of the Marshall Liberal Government’s strong plan to sustain jobs and local businesses throughout the economic crisis. Restaurants, cafes, gyms and fitness studios, beauty salons, homewares stores, hairdressers and dentists…
DetailsResidential and SME commercial tenants – including gyms, restaurants, cafes, beauty salons and hairdressers – suffering significantly as a result of COVID-19 restrictions will benefit from immediate rent reductions as part of a sweeping land tax relief package for their landlords, announced today by the Marshall Liberal Government. The State Government is providing approximately $50…
DetailsSupermarkets across suburban Adelaide will continue to be allowed to trade extended hours – including the option of 24-hour weekday trade and 9am Sunday morning starts – to help support vital social distancing measures and cater for vulnerable customers, including the elderly and people with a disability. This decision is supported by health advice from…
DetailsSouth Australian businesses whose employees qualify for the Federal Government’s historic $1500-a-fortnight JobKeeper support payments will be exempt from paying any payroll tax on the wage subsidy, the Marshall Liberal Government has announced. Under existing laws, the JobKeeper payment – part of the Commonwealth’s $130 billion stimulus measure to keep eligible businesses connected with their…
DetailsSA’s pubs and clubs, the casino and the Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority (SMA) are amongst the first organisations to benefit immediately from funding provided under the Marshall Liberal Government’s $650m Jobs Rescue Package, designed to help save local jobs and industry in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Each of these businesses have been hit hard by the impacts…
DetailsSouth Australians will have greater choice and flexibility when it comes to their supermarket shopping hours, with the Marshall Liberal Government granting an exemption to allow 24-hour weekday trading to help alleviate pressures due to the Coronavirus. As part of the exemption, granted under the Shop Trading Hours Act 1977, all supermarkets and other non-exempt shops will also be able to…
DetailsThe final report of the independent Commonwealth Grants Commission, released yesterday, will result in a massive GST cut to South Australia of about $2 billion over 4 years compared with GST estimates included in last year’s State Budget. This report would mean a $166m cut to GST this year, and a massive $689m cut next year. Treasurer Rob…
DetailsSouth Australians wanting to stock up on supplies towards the end of the Easter long weekend will have the opportunity to shop closer to home, with the Marshall Liberal Government once again approving retail trading in the suburbs on Easter Monday in addition to the CBD. Treasurer Rob Lucas has granted an exemption under the Shop Trading Hours Act…
DetailsMillicent retailers will be able to trade on Easter Saturday and Geltwood Festival Market Day to capitalise on an influx of visitors and tourists to the region after the State Government once again granted a special exemption under existing shop trading laws. Treasurer Rob Lucas granted the exemption to the Millicent Proclaimed Shopping District under…
DetailsThe Marshall Liberal Government has announced Artesian Venture Partners has been appointed as the new venture capital fund manager to oversee investments of the $50 million SA Venture Capital Fund (SAVCF). The appointment of Artesian Venture Partners was recommended by the independent SAVCF Management Committee, chaired by respected businessman Raymond Spencer. This committee considered an…
DetailsSouth Australians are a step closer to seeing real savings on their water bills, following a Draft Determination by the Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) that proposes reduced drinking water and sewerage revenues for SA Water over the next four years, while maintaining its existing service and safety levels for households and businesses.…
DetailsSouth Australian motorists are driving a hard bargain when it comes to renewing their car registration, saving more than $80 million collectively on their CTP insurance premiums in the past 8 months since the market opened to full competition. Since July, when South Australians have been able to choose their own CTP insurer (either AAMI, Allianz, QBE or SGIC) who…
DetailsSouth Australia’s 25,000-strong teaching workforce has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Government’s Enterprise Agreement offer, in a move that locks in pay rises of 2.35% per annum for teachers and 3.35% for principals and preschool directors over three years and officially ends the long-running pay dispute. A two-week state-wide ballot, which ended at 5pm…
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