Disturbing 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…
DetailsPeter Malinauskas has been caught out making inaccurate and misleading statements regarding our state’s health system, with the Electoral Commissioner forcing him to admit his claims were wrong, and to issue a statement correcting the record. In a facebook post late yesterday, Mr Malinauskas referred to the original offending facebook post which referred…
DetailsA cavalcade of prominent South Australian business leaders have endorsed the job creation and economic benefits of the Marshall Liberal Government’s multipurpose Riverbank Arena. At Business SA’s State Budget Luncheon at Adelaide Oval on Friday, Shadow Treasurer Stephen Mullighan re-stated Labor’s opposition to this job-creating, transformational project, only to be followed by a panel…
DetailsA deal approved by former Labor Ministers Stephen Mullighan and Tom Koutsantonis, which promised thousands of jobs at Gillman and more than $70 million in revenue, has been another spectacular failure. Just prior to the last state election, the then Housing and Urban Development Minister Stephen Mullighan – the architect of the deal…
DetailsIn a positive assessment of the SA State Budget 2021-22 and SA’s strong ongoing economic and jobs recovery, ANZ is predicting the state’s economic growth to surge even further beyond the level forecast by the Marshall Liberal Government. In its assessment titled: SA Budget: frontrunner for a return to surplus, ANZ says despite the…
DetailsFollowing the release of the State Budget 2021-22, independent credit ratings agencies have noted the state’s improving economic outlook, record job-creating infrastructure investment and strong financial management. S&P Global said the Budget, handed down by Treasurer Rob Lucas yesterday, shows an ‘improving economic outlook that supports a gradual return to operating surpluses’ and record…
DetailsDelivered on 22 June 2021, on the second reading of the Appropriation Bill 2021, by the Honourable Rob Lucas MLC, Treasurer of South Australia. Mr Speaker, as much as I always enjoy the company of you and your colleagues, I am delighted to note that this will be the last occasion on which I…
DetailsFamily household budgets continue to stretch a whole lot further under the Marshall Liberal Government’s lower-cost policies, with the average* Adelaide household now around $940 a year better off. The huge hip-pocket savings include massive reductions in average household water and sewerage bills (an average $191 a year saving), cheaper ESL bills ($184), cheaper…
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