Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today the former CEO of ESCOSA Dr. Paul Kerin had slammed the behaviour and actions of former Treasurers Weatherill and Snelling and former Minister Caica in deliberately causing high water prices in SA. “In evidence to the Budget and Finance Committee Dr.Kerin said struggling SA families were being slugged hundreds…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that the Liberal Party joined everyone in hoping for the best for the injured worker and our thoughts are with his family, friends and fellow workers at this stage. Given the urgency and importance of the Safework SA investigation, we seek an assurance from the Government that Safework SA…
DetailsSpeaker of the House of Assembly Michael Atkinson’s cynical decision to hold by-elections in the state seats of Davenport and Fisher on different days has rebounded on the people of Davenport. “The Speaker’s decision to play party politics with his decision to hold the Fisher and Davenport elections on separate weekends has forced a January…
DetailsParliament’s Budget and Finance Committee today agreed to take evidence on the Weatherill Government’s water pricing policy and claims made by former ESCOSA Chief Executive Paul Kerin. Interestingly, even though Mr Koutsantonis previously indicated he looked forward to Labor Members being able to question Dr Kerin the Labor Government voted against the inquiry today. The…
DetailsShadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Rob Lucas, has cautiously welcomed the passage of the Return to Work Bill through Parliament yesterday. “The State Liberals are hopeful that this Bill will achieve its stated outcomes for the benefit of workers and employers alike,” said Mr Lucas. “For 12 years, Premier Jay Weatherill and the Labor Government…
DetailsState Parliament’s Budget and Finance Committee will investigate a series of damning allegations made by former ESCOSA chief executive Dr Paul Kerin regarding water pricing policy and actions of the Labor Government. “Dr Kerin has exposed the Weatherill Government’s price gouging on the water bills of South Australian families and businesses,” said Shadow Treasurer Rob…
DetailsThe latest Deloitte Access Economics (DAE) Business Outlook report released today for the 2014 September quarter continues to paint a dire picture of the South Australian economy. The report notes: South Australia’s economy is in the slow lane. More pain is on the horizon as it stares the closure of car manufacturing in the face…
DetailsThe latest ABS CPI data has revealed the huge impact the Weatherill Government’s massive ESL increases are having on property charges and cost of living for South Australian families. From September 2013 to September 2014: • Property charges have increased by 17.3 per cent. • Gas bills have increased by 13.3 per cent; • State…
DetailsLabor candidate for Fisher, Nat Cook, must be open and honest with the people of Fisher and admit that as the Labor candidate for the seat of Fisher she has no option but to support the Labor Government’s massive hikes to the Emergency Services Levy. “Labor candidates are bound by the pledge to support Labor…
DetailsThe State Liberals are calling on the Speaker of the House of Assembly Michael Atkinson to reverse his outrageous decision to hold by-elections in the state seats of Davenport and Fisher on different days. “The Speaker has been caught playing party politics with his decision to hold the two elections on separate weekends and needs…
DetailsThe Environment Department advised Treasury at the end of September of a $14 million ‘black hole’ in the Environment budget, said Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. Acting DEWNR Chief Executive Tim Goodes told the Budget and Finance Committee yesterday they had been unable to impose new water charges on groups such as irrigators in the Riverland…
DetailsThe latest CommSec State of the States Report demonstrates yet again that South Australia is continuing to fall behind other states under the Weatherill Labor Government. The October 2014 Report revealed that: • South Australia is again ranked the weakest state economy on the mainland; • South Australia is generally ranked sixth to eighth on…
DetailsThe new unsolicited bids guidelines established by the Weatherill Government is an admission of failure from Labor over its handling of the sale of public land at Gillman last year. On 23 December last year it was announced that the State Government had signed an agreement with Adelaide Capital Partners (ACP) to sell 400Ha of…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas today accused Premier Weatherill of sneaky and deceptive conduct in breaching government guidelines prior to the election to conceal the fact he was planning to privatise the MAC. In evidence provided by the Treasury CEO to the Budget and Finance Committee it has been confirmed that on 7 March 2013 the…
DetailsTwo of the twenty new Education Directors appointed under Weatherill Government policies had concerns raised about their performance in the Debelle Royal Commission. This was confirmed yesterday by Department for Education and Child Development (DECD) Chief Executive Tony Harrison in the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee. These highly paid new Education Director positions are…
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