An increasingly desperate and angry Labor Party are becoming so ‘spooked’ by growing voter concern over Mr Malinauskas’ reckless pre-election spending spree, they are now trying to deny ever making some of the unfunded promises in the first place. Treasurer Rob Lucas said Labor’s extraordinary knee-jerk reaction to public criticism of their billions…
DetailsAustralia’s most offensive union has entered the South Australian election campaign, backing ex-union boss Peter Malinauskas, in one of the most ‘disturbing’ signs yet of Labor’s risk to the state’s growing economy and jobs. The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU), known for its foul-mouthed militant Victorian secretary John Setka –…
DetailsSouth Australian families are being warned about the ‘horror’ risk of higher taxes, charges and hip-pocket pain – including massive hikes to water, power and ESL bills – if Labor is elected, as part of a new Liberal Party public information campaign airing from tonight. Treasurer Rob Lucas said Mr Malinauskas’ reckless spending…
DetailsThe State Government has welcomed an interim order by the independent industrial umpire for the Ambulance Employees Association to cease all industrial action, including the ‘chalking’ of taxpayer-funded ambulances. The chalking has included blatant pro-Labor political messaging and slogans. The order also requires ambulance union members to stop their case card bans…
DetailsPeter Malinauskas’ unbelievable pledge to make good on $1 billion in health promises with money saved from scrapping the proposed new job-creating, profit-making Riverbank Arena is completely flawed – and Labor still won’t commit to lower household electricity bills despite spending at least $593 million on an experimental hydrogen power plant. The Government…
DetailsLabor’s reckless spending spree – promising everything to everybody – already totals billions of dollars which would inevitably have to be paid for by struggling SA families and businesses. Mr Malinauskas has refused to say how he will pay for all these promises which now total more than $3 billion, with Treasurer Rob Lucas…
DetailsThe Marshall Liberal Government has successfully settled another enterprise agreement, this time with approximately 1,300 TAFE educators. A majority (88.3 per cent) of those who participated in the ballot – which closed tonight after more than a week – voted in favour of the new 3-year enterprise agreement, which delivers 4 x 1.5…
DetailsA re-elected Marshall Liberal Government will provide $25 million as part of a three-way split with the Adelaide City Council and Federal Government towards the cost of a new council-operated $75 million – $85 million Adelaide Aquatic Centre in North Adelaide. The new Adelaide Aquatic Centre will include a 50-metre indoor pool, a…
DetailsSouth Australians wanting to stock up on supplies towards the end of the Easter long weekend – during the next school holidays – will have the opportunity to shop closer to home, with the Marshall Government once again approving retail trade in the suburbs on Easter Monday – in addition to the CBD and…
DetailsLabor leader Peter Malinauskas’ reckless approach to decision making in this pre-election period is now a clear risk to our state’s economic recovery. Mr Malinauskas has been virtually writing blank cheques for uncosted election promises and threatening to intervene and overturn multi-million-dollar project decisions by independent boards. Treasurer Rob Lucas said just…
DetailsThe gross hypocrisy of Labor leader Peter Malinauskas has been exposed with revelations the former Labor government’s own Master Plan for the Gasworks site at Brompton included significantly less open space than the preferred development they’ve criticised – for a lack of open space! Treasurer Rob Lucas said Labor’s 2011 Revised Master Plan…
DetailsThe Marshall Liberal Government has successfully settled another enterprise agreement, this time with approximately 6,600 weekly paid staff – most of whom work in hospitals and the disability sector, including disability services officers, hospital cleaners, orderlies, sterilisation technicians, and food services staff. An overwhelming majority (94 per cent) of those who participated in…
DetailsOn 8 September 2021 the Hon. Ms Franks under parliament privilege made a series of allegations in this Chamber in relation to events of December 2019. During that speech the Hon. Ms Franks indicated that ‘I have heard many rumours’! She went on to state:- “I believe that a staffer who…
DetailsIn a testament to the huge success of the Marshall Liberal Government’s sensible approach to shop trading reform, independent supermarkets are thriving and expanding with new, state-of-the-art suburban and city stores and a multi-million-dollar distribution centre three times the size of the MCG. Contrary to the alarmist claims of Labor and the Independent…
DetailsThe State Government has sought to resolve the long running enterprise bargaining negotiations with the ambulance union by seeking an arbitrated resolution from the SA Employment Tribunal. Enterprise bargaining negotiations with the Ambulance Employees Association of SA (AEA) commenced in May 2019, but despite a series of meetings and discussions over close to…
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