Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that FOI documents revealed that Jay Weatherill had paid more than $285k to a full production film company-57 FILMS-to film a number of events including his overseas trips. “I believe this is simply a massive waste of taxpayers’ money designed to stroke the ego of a vain politician,” said…
DetailsThe State Liberals are calling on Tourism Minister Leon Bignell to identify and payback all questionable claims for hotel stays in Adelaide he has made on the taxpayer since becoming Minister in the State Labor Government. “The latest revelation that Minister Bignell slugged taxpayers $185.70 to stay in the Intercontinental Hotel on North Terrace in…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today the latest government figures for 2015 indicate that 61% of investigations into alleged breaches of the code of ethics by public servants remain unfinalised as at the end of the reporting period. The Commissioner for Public Sector Employment ‘State of the Sector’ report for 2014/2015 reports that 272 of…
DetailsThis decision has been taken by the independent Remuneration Tribunal. The principle behind the new legislation was to be more transparent about MP’s pay by abolishing many of the benefits and allowances which the community had complained about. The Liberal Party supported the principle of MP’s pay being determined by an independent Tribunal and therefore…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today the Liberal Party was writing to the Auditor General and the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment asking them to investigate the circumstances behind Mr Weatherill’s CEO Kym Winter-Dewhirst giving lucrative government contracts to a film company. It has now been confirmed by the Government that a close family member…
DetailsThe State Liberals are calling on Premier Jay Weatherill to explain whether the Chief Executive of his Department, Kym Winter-Dewhirst, gave lucrative government contracts to a film company which had employed a close family member. Local film production company 57 Films was used by Mr Weatherill on his recent trip to Paris to send high…
DetailsThe chief executive officers of some State Government agencies have secretly been given massive pay increases by Premier Jay Weatherill, it can be revealed. Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said that pay rises of up to $80,000 had been granted despite South Australia’s economy stalling and the State registering the highest unemployment rate in the…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas today said recent claims by Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis that superannuation funds were not delivering returns more than 6% were naïve and laughable. Last week in a testy exchange on ABC Radio Mr Koutsantonis was challenged to explain why he had directed the Motor Accident Commission to reduce its expected earnings from…
DetailsThe Weatherill Labor Government has today released its 2015 Economic Statement which forecasts more unemployment pain for South Australia. Mr Weatherill is forecasting unemployment to grow to over 8 per cent on current economic forecasts and possibly to rise to over 9 per cent in what he describes as the ‘high unemployment scenario’. The Weatherill…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today evidence from a former Chairman of the Motor Accident Commission (MAC) Roger Cook had confirmed motorists were paying $30 more in CTP premiums as a result of the Government’s decision to privatise MAC. Mr.Cook told the Statutory Authorities Review Committee that documents existed in Treasury from MAC officers confirming…
DetailsThe Labor Party will continue to treat the Upper House of State Parliament as its payback parlor if it appoints Peter Malinauskas to the casual vacancy created as a result of Bernard Finnigan’s criminal behavior. “Replacing Bernard Finnigan with Peter Malinauskas will see one former union hack taking the place of another in a Government…
DetailsThe latest Australian Bureau Statistics data reveals a significant decline in the number of houses approved in South Australia over the last 12 months. During the last 12 months the total number of houses approved in South Australia fell by 13.5 per cent based on seasonally adjusted figures. “The drop in the total number of…
DetailsThe State Liberals have today used the boarded shops in the main street of Port Adelaide to highlight the Weatherill Labor Government’s profound economic failure and the jobs crisis that is engulfing all of South Australia. Planet Jay promised a vibrant, optimistic future with 100,000 jobs by February and 6000 jobs at an oil and…
DetailsPremier Jay Weatherill and Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis will be called as witnesses in the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Gillman land deal. Last week ICAC Commissioner Bruce Lander released his report into the matter which found there had been maladministration during the assessment of the deal. Whilst Mr Lander was able to investigate legal issues such…
DetailsThe State Liberals are calling on Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis to explain whether his promised 6,000 job oil and gas hub will be delivered under Adelaide Capital Partners Gillman Project Plan. Adelaide Capital Partners (ACP) confirmed on Saturday that they had provided a Project Plan to the Government which is required under the deal signed by…
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