In a remarkable act of stubbornness, Peter Malinauskas and Labor have refused to support Independent MP Troy Bell’s compromise proposal – backed by the Marshall Government – that would have seen this Christmas Day declared a public holiday. Treasurer Rob Lucas said, despite weeks of public protests by ex-union leader Peter Malinauskas and…
DetailsFunds SA managed investments have continued their strong annual performance, reflecting positive financial returns for clients including the state’s 100,000 public sector workers. The Funds SA Annual Report 2020-21, recently tabled in Parliament, shows the most popular investment option (Balanced Tax-Exempt) achieved the highest 1-year return on record. Chant West*, a leading…
DetailsSouth Australia’s largest cohort of public sector employees has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Government’s Enterprise Agreement offer, in a move that locks in pay rises of 1.5 per cent per annum over the next three years. A ballot of over 40,000 eligible SA Public Sector Salaried employees resulted in 84 per…
DetailsIt’s the busiest trading day on Rundle Mall’s calendar and, today, the starter’s gun fires on the lucrative Christmas retail period, with stores across the state bracing for the annual Black Friday sales extravaganza. Three days after SA re-opened its borders to fully vaccinated interstate travellers, thousands of consumers, including recently reunited family…
DetailsAdelaide’s answer to the iconic Southbank promenades in Melbourne and Brisbane – where tens of thousands of locals and tourists flock each year to enjoy popular dining, strolling and retail shopping – is a step closer with the high-profile Festival Plaza public realm development to open in time for the city’s ‘Mad March’ festivities.…
DetailsSouth Australia’s existing ‘dog’s breakfast’ shop trading laws would have forced suburban retailers, including shopping centres and supermarkets, to stay shut for 6 out of 10 days over the critical Christmas/New Year trading period. This would stymie the state’s strong economic growth and reduce job opportunities for hundreds of young workers, as well…
DetailsAs South Australia moves towards reopening its borders thanks to the Marshall Liberal Government’s nation-leading home quarantine app and increasing vaccination rates, it’s time for Mr Malinauskas and Labor to drop their commitment to build an expensive and redundant quarantine facility. Just as Federal Labor Leader Anthony Albanese has been forced to drop…
DetailsThe Marshall Government has announced a series of reappointments and new appointments to the Board of ReturnToWorkSA – the statutory authority responsible for regulating the South Australian Return to Work scheme, which protects approximately 550,000 workers and 54,000 employers from the cost of work injury. Treasurer Rob Lucas said current Chairperson Greg McCarthy…
DetailsIn a huge vote of confidence in the Marshall Government’s sweeping reforms to help drive the take-up of zero and low emission vehicles in South Australia, the Government’s new Motor Vehicles (Electric Vehicle Levy) Amendment Bill 2021 has passed State Parliament’s Legislative Council. Subject to the final passage of the Bill, which was…
DetailsProposed amendments to the Holidays Act will mean that hundreds of thousands of SA workers will no longer have a public holiday on the Monday after Christmas Day. Treasurer Rob Lucas said this was an “outrageous attack on worker entitlements” and the Marshall Liberal Government will strongly oppose the Greens’ proposal. “The…
DetailsTens of thousands of South Australian businesses face significantly higher worker’s compensation premiums next financial year, as a result of a pending court decision that could cost employers more than $100 million in additional annual premiums and the SA economy 20,000 jobs over the next 5 years. In a major potential hit to…
DetailsSouth Australia’s worker’s compensation scheme had the lowest ever average premium rates of 1.65 per cent last financial year – but there are fears these could rise above 2 per cent next financial year as a result of a pending court decision. The ReturnToWorkSA Annual Report 2020-21, tabled in Parliament today, highlights the…
DetailsMr President, I rise to give a statement about the tabling of the 2020-21 Annual Report of the Return to Work Corporation of South Australia (ReturnToWorkSA). The Return to Work scheme is a critical contributor to South Australia’s economy, protecting approximately 550,000 workers and 54,000 employers from the costs of work injury. …
DetailsSouth Australia’s ability to keep outbreaks at bay has allowed the state’s recovery to go from “strength to strength”, according to the latest Deloitte Access Economics Business Outlook. Deloitte points to the state’s soaring housing construction sector, net positive migration over the past year, and strong employment growth as other promising signs for…
DetailsIn a South Australian first, families wanting to stock up on groceries and other supplies today will have the opportunity to shop closer to home, with all suburban shops permitted to open on today’s Labour Day public holiday Monday – in addition to the CBD and regional areas. Treasurer Rob Lucas granted the exemption under…
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