Renewal SA Chief Executive Fred Hansen today contradicted significant parts of Premier Weatherill and Treasurer Koutsantonis’s defence of their controversial Gillman land deal. Mr Hansen, the first witness to give evidence to the Legislative Council Select Committee into the deal, confirmed the Renewal SA Board had either not supported or voted against Board papers recommending…
DetailsSouth Australia’s major hospitals are amongst the worst performing in the nation when it comes to treating patients in their Emergency Departments within the required period of time. “Figures released today by the National Health Performance Authority show South Australia has the worst Emergency Department performance in Australia and is going backwards when compared to…
DetailsThe Weatherill Labor Government has begun the budget blame game by using the recent Federal Budget in an attempt to cover up 12 years of its own financial mismanagement of the South Australian health budget. “South Australians don’t be fooled – the budget blame game has begun and will continue until the State Budget is…
DetailsComments withdrawn by Labor Member of the Legislative Council, John Gazzola, in Parliament late this afternoon is nothing more than a cosmetic attempt to paper over Labor division. In Parliament this afternoon, Mr Gazzola said: “To assist you in maintaining the standards of the council, I withdraw my use of unparliamentary language and reflecting on…
DetailsPremier Jay Weatherill and Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis will be called to give evidence before the Select Committee into the sale of State Government owned land at Gillman. The Committee will invite former head of Renewal SA, Fred Hansen, to give evidence before moving back to the United States of America in the week beginning 2…
DetailsThe Weatherill Labor Government’s deep divisions are again on display with former President of the Legislative Council John Gazzola labelling current President Russell Wortley a parasite and calling on him to resign. “Sir, normally I would congratulate you on becoming the President of the Legislative Council. Given the circumstances and by the mere fact that…
DetailsHealth Minister Jack Snelling’s scare campaign about the impact of possible reductions in Federal health funding only serves to highlight the jobs the Weatherill Government is currently cutting from SA Health, and announced last year. In his release today regarding recommendations of the Commission of Audit Minister Snelling said: while the (State) Government had no…
DetailsShadow Health Minister Rob Lucas has called on Premier Weatherill to recommit to his Labor Government’s redevelopment of the Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) before the release of the State Budget in June. During the recent state election, the Weatherill Labor Government committed $117.5 million to redevelop the Flinders Medical Centre, which included building two new…
DetailsThe closure of the Phillip Kennedy Hospice at Largs Bay will be the first of many cuts in health services by the Weatherill Labor Government. “The CEO of Southern Cross Care Andrew Larpent has made it quite clear the reasons for the closure were solely due to a ‘lack of commitment from the State Government’,”…
DetailsShadow Health Minister Rob Lucas today described as ‘bizarre’ a claim by Premier Weatherill’s Labor Party that documents shouldn’t be released by the Electoral Commission of SA (ECSA) under Freedom of Information because they would reveal their ‘trade secrets’. Equally as concerning is the decision by the ECSA to refuse the release of these documents…
DetailsAn independent review is needed into the Electoral Commission of South Australia’s (ECSA) handling of the Legislative Council vote count, following news that ECSA conducted a full recount of the vote yesterday. Following a complaint lodged by the Liberal Party, the Electoral Commission has admitted it made four errors in the original Legislative Council vote…
DetailsSouth Australians go to the polls tomorrow, but to vote out Labor, South Australians must vote for their local Liberal candidate. “When South Australians vote tomorrow they will have a clear choice between a united and energetic Liberal team and a divided, dysfunctional and tired Weatherill Labor Government with no ideas and no plans,” said…
DetailsJay Weatherill’s Labor candidate for Elder, Annabel Digance, must come out of hiding and explain why racist material against Liberal candidate for Elder, Carolyn Habib is being distributed. Jay Weatherill yesterday attempted to shut down journalists’ questions on the serious issue of racism at a press conference, following the distribution of a racist Labor flyer…
DetailsAfter 12 long years, Premier Weatherill and Labor think they can trick South Australians into believing they have a plan for cost of living increases. Under Labor since 2002: • Water bills have increased by 227 per cent; • Electricity bills have increased by 140 per cent; • Gas bills have increased by 136 per…
DetailsJay Weatherill has today attempted to shut down journalists’ questions on the serious issue of racism at a press conference, following the distribution of a racist Labor flyer against Liberal candidate for Elder, Carolyn Habib. Instead, Jay Weatherill defended the material, did not think the flyer was offensive and refused to apologise. “Jay Weatherill and…
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