The State Government has today entered into an agreement to sell all its shares in Scope Global, its international development business, to Palladium. Announcing the signing of the share sale agreement, Treasurer Rob Lucas said it is appropriate for the State to divest its wholly-owned interest in Scope Global to both minimise the Government’s exposure…
DetailsLeading national developer MAB Corporation has been selected as the Preferred Proponent for the acquisition, remediation and development of the former 5.81-hectare Gasworks site at Bowden following an extensive tender evaluation process. “The MAB proposal delivers an intergenerational solution for the site, remediating it for future generations while also reducing the State Government’s…
DetailsCommSec’s State of the States economic report released today shows South Australia in second position, behind Tasmania, the equal best ranking for SA since the surveys began in 2009. The Marshall Government has welcomed the report as further evidence of South Australia’s strong jobs and economic recovery from the depths of the global…
DetailsSouth Australia’s Salaried Medical Officers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Government’s Enterprise Agreement offer. A ballot of over 4,500 eligible SA Health Salaried Medical Officers resulted in 90 per cent of employees who returned a ballot voting in favour of the agreement. Treasurer Rob Lucas welcomed the result, and it…
DetailsIn a first for South Australia, Treasurer Rob Lucas has granted special exemptions under the Shop Trading Hours Act 1977 to allow all shops – regardless of their size or location – to trade on Australia Day to enable shoppers to make the most of the national holiday. This will mean that shoppers in the…
DetailsLeigh Creek Energy Limited and its wholly owned subsidiary, Leigh Creek Operations Pty Ltd, have been granted an authorisation under the Aboriginal Heritage Act which will permit the development of a proposed in-situ gasification project within the former Leigh Creek Coalfield north of Copley in the Flinders Ranges. In providing the authorisation, Treasurer…
DetailsCash grants of up to $22,000 together with liquor licence waivers and payroll tax deferrals are key features of a State Government funded business support package for hospitality and tourism businesses and gyms impacted by the latest imposition of density restrictions. Initial cash grants of up to $11,000 will be paid to businesses from…
DetailsFormer Labor Government Minister Stephen Mullighan’s incompetence and/or negligence over a ‘bungled’ multi-million-dollar car park deal has cost taxpayers $4.5 million in a settlement deal, this year. The sad facts of this Mullighan bungle are: Mr Mullighan, in 2014, approves a deal for a 33-year lease over land (approx. 3.1ha) at Parafield…
DetailsAll South Australian public sector workers, including nurses, doctors, police and corrections officers, who are rostered on and work on Christmas Day will be paid higher penalty rates of at least 200 per cent under the Marshall Liberal Government. Treasurer Rob Lucas said the Government recognised the ‘hard work and additional sacrifice’ of…
DetailsIn a further testament to the Marshall Liberal Government’s strong financial management, independent ratings agency, Fitch Ratings, has upgraded South Australia to AA+ (Outlook Stable) from AA. While some other states, including New South Wales and Victoria, had their credit ratings downgraded last year and lost their AAA rating, South Australia has defied…
DetailsThe State Government has now confirmed that personal information belonging to nearly 80,000 public sector employees has been exposed as a result of a cyber-attack on its external payroll software provider, Frontier Software. On Friday, Treasurer Rob Lucas said the records of “at least 38,000 employees were accessed and up to 80,000 employees…
DetailsThe Marshall Liberal Government’s 2021-22 Mid-Year Budget Review (MYBR) continues to chart the state’s strong path out of the pandemic, providing further support for our economic and jobs recovery through record infrastructure investment, extra economic stimulus and support for businesses impacted by COVID restrictions. The MYBR, released today, shows that although the 2021-22…
DetailsThe South Australian Government was recently informed by its external payroll software provider, Frontier Software, that it was the victim of a ransomware cyber attack directed at Frontier Software. Yesterday afternoon (9 December 2021) the Government was able to confirm that significant personal information of SA Government employees had been stolen from Frontier’s…
DetailsSouth Australians in the market for a new electric vehicle are being encouraged to ‘get in quick’ and take advantage of the Marshall Government’s generous $3,000 subsidy, with applications now open via the Treasury website. The incentive – part of the Government’s sweeping reforms to help drive the take-up of zero and low…
DetailsIn another powerful testament to the strong economic credentials of the Marshall Liberal Government and its lower-costs, pro-jobs policies, SA’s economic growth has powered ahead of the national average for the past three years having languished under Labor. Treasury analysis of the 10-year trend of gross state product (GSP) results shows SA’s economy…
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