The 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…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today a Marshall Liberal Government would scrap the Economic Development Board and save taxpayers almost $20 million over four years. The Economic Development Board has a budget of $6 million this year and it would be replaced by an Economic Advisory Council which would cost no more than $500,000 per…
DetailsThe State Liberals latest election policy will slash the excessive number of ministerial staff and spin doctors currently employed by the Weatherill Government. “The Weatherill Government’s bloated ministerial offices are a disgraceful waste of taxpayers’ money,” said Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. “This move would save $20 million over four years or about $5 million per year. “Whilst…
DetailsThe Weatherill Labor Government will be forced to go cold turkey on taxpayer funded political advertisements from today, as the moratorium on government ads has been brought forward by a month ahead of the state election. The media last month reported: ‘The pre-election advertising moratorium period will also be brought forward by a further month, to 17 January…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today the Weatherill Labor Government had spent $448.7 million on separation packages to reduce the number of public servants yet had actually increased the number of public servants by 3501. This is yet another example of the financial mismanagement and incompetence of the Weatherill Labor Government. Clearly whilst the Government is spending millions…
DetailsMid-Year Budget Review (MYBR) provides further proof that the Weatherill Labor Government has run its race and that South Australia desperately needs a change of government if we are going to pull ourselves out of Labor’s economic rut. “The most telling number in the MYBR is Jay Weatherill’s pitiful 1 per cent annual employment growth during the next…
DetailsThe State Liberals have described evidence presented to a Parliamentary Committee that the Weatherill Government forced SA Water to borrow $71 million to pay a $71 million extra dividends to the Weatherill Government as outrageous. “This meant the Weatherill Government ripped $193 million out of SA Water’s coffers even though their net profit for 2016/17 was only $134…
DetailsThe State Liberals have called on the Weatherill Government to publicly disclose all government advertising costs on a monthly basis ahead of the 2018 state election. “The Weatherill Labor Government’s political advertising has reached unprecedented levels, with taxpayers footing the bill for almost $10 million spent on political ads in the last 12 months alone,” said Shadow…
DetailsThe State Liberals are demanding that the South Australian Labor Party repay South Australian taxpayers the $757,500 gifted to One Community SA to run a blatant political campaign. The Auditor-General’s Report tabled in Parliament yesterday said that the One Community SA grant; “…included messages a reasonable person could interpret as being designed to influence support for a political party.” Report of…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas today accused the Weatherill Labor Government of being the most secretive Government in the State’s history. Premier Weatherill and his Ministers have fought for almost 12 months against the release of the names of all the staff employed in the Ministers’ office. Mr. Weatherill employs almost 300 staff in Ministers’ offices and over the years they have…
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