Federal Labor’s decision to appoint a Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Western Australia is a snub to South Australia. This week, Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten, appointed a Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Western Australia stating: “…this new position that I’ve created will make WA’s voice inside Labor even stronger.” (SMH, 04/03/14) Federal Labor has no position in…
DetailsTransport Minister, Tom Koutsantonis, has been caught out lying in a media release distributed last week titled “Liberal leader set to dodge another debate”. The release stated: “Liberal leader Steven Marshall is set to dodge another showdown with Premier Jay Weatherill after agreeing to a $1000 a head fundraiser instead of taking part in a…
DetailsSenior Labor Minister Gail Gago has confirmed that Premier Weatherill’s promised return to a budget surplus in 2015/16 is worthless. Minister Gago let slip on 639ABC radio that Labor won’t deliver a surplus until 2018/19 at the earliest: Gago: “This Government has been very open and transparent about having to bring our budget back into…
DetailsNewsrooms should beware of a flurry of Labor lies that will flood their inboxes over the remaining 16 days of the State Election campaign. Yesterday, Minister Koutsantonis distributed a media release with the headline “Liberal leader set to dodge another debate” which stated: “Liberal leader Steven Marshall is set to dodge another showdown with Premier…
DetailsAnother Cabinet document leak designed to undermine embattled Premier Weatherill has questioned the costings for the Weatherill Labor Government’s Drill Core Reference Library. Today Mr Weatherill announced a $32 million minerals core library for the Tonsley site. However, a Cabinet document leaked to the State Liberals questions the costings for this proposal, stating: Just yesterday,…
DetailsAnother Cabinet document leak designed to undermine embattled Premier Weatherill has questioned the costings for the Weatherill Labor Government’s Drill Core Reference Library. Today Mr Weatherill announced a $32 million minerals core library for the Tonsley site. However, a Cabinet document leaked to the State Liberals questions the costings for this proposal, stating: Just yesterday,…
DetailsPremier Weatherill and his Labor Government have been embarrassingly exposed over fundraising hypocrisy. On 29 January this year, Premier Weatherill was the guest speaker at a Labor Party fundraiser hosted by CIC Australia Limited. Two weeks later, the Weatherill Labor Government chose CIC Australia as the preferred developer for the new residential and mixed-use Tonsley…
DetailsToday’s release of both Liberal and Labor plans for the Royal Adelaide Hospital site highlights the stark difference in approach between how a Marshall Liberal Government and a Weatherill Labor Government would deal with South Australia’s jobs and budget crisis. “A Marshall Liberal Government will adopt a prudent, financially responsible approach to the RAH site…
DetailsShadow Health Minister, Rob Lucas, said the State Liberals would commit to spending $17.5 million to build a new neonatal unit at Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) if elected to Government, which would eventually see an increase of up to 15 cots for babies. The State Liberals accept there is a need for improved facilities for…
DetailsPremier Weatherill’s dirty tricks campaign has now been embarrassingly exposed as a Labor candidate was forced to admit Labor political apparatchiks were forging her signature while pretending she had been door-knocking. Katrine Hildyard, who is one of Mr Weatherill’s Left faction candidates and allies, was yesterday forced to apologise for her involvement in ‘forgerygate.’ However,…
DetailsAnother confidential document has been deliberately leaked to the State Liberals designed to damage the integrity of the besieged Premier Weatherill. In December 2013, Mr Weatherill announced the appointment of Labor mate and former federal Minister Greg Combet as Automotive Industry Advisor, claiming the total payment would be $160,000 per annum. However, a confidential invoice…
DetailsPremier Weatherill and Labor appear to have been caught out engaging in more sneaky campaign tactics. The State Liberals have obtained three “Sorry I Missed You” doorknocking cards and a streetcorner meeting letter from Labor candidate for Reynell, Katrine Hildyard, in four different handwriting styles. The doorknocking cards, signed “Kind Regards Katrine”, give the impression…
DetailsThe Weatherill Labor Government’s child protection scandal has now spread to another department – SA Health. Nurses at Modbury Hospital have informed the State Liberals that security guards employed at the hospital do not have a ‘working with children’ police clearance even though they have access to parts of the hospital where children are treated.…
DetailsThe Weatherill Labor Government’s child protection scandal has now spread to another department – SA Health. Nurses at Modbury Hospital have informed the State Liberals that security guards employed at the hospital do not have a ‘working with children’ police clearance even though they have access to parts of the hospital where children are treated.…
DetailsPremier Weatherill and Labor have continued to follow the State Liberals’ lead on policy initiatives. At Labor’s campaign launch yesterday, Mr Weatherill announced a number of policies “Labor will continue to lobby the Australian Government to restore meaningful concessions through the regional migration system which will help Adelaide attract skilled migrants.” Last month, State Liberal…
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