Last night on the ABC program Stateline, Health Minister John Hill repeatedly refused to guarantee that Rann Labor’s Royal Adelaide Hospital plan would cost $1.7 billion. “In fact, the best Mr Hill could manage or stumble was that he “hoped” or he was “optimistic” or it would be “about” $1.7 billion,” Shadow Minister for Finance…
DetailsPremier Mike Rann’s supposed new policy to release Cabinet Documents after 10 years had been exposed as a political stunt and a farce. “In August 2009, Mr Rann announced with much fanfare his new policy of releasing Cabinet Documents after only 10 years,” Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas said today. “From October the 1st…
DetailsTreasurer Foley has displayed his incompetence and negligence for all to see after admitting he had not undertaken a separate government costing of the Rann Government’s supposed $450 million Adelaide Oval redevelopment. “In December last year, Mr Rann and Mr Foley outlined a detailed “fly-over” plan to the media and the public and said the…
DetailsAttorney-General Michael Atkinson today refused to support statements made by Premier Rann on the issue of road safety and hoon driving. “When Mr Atkinson was asked on morning radio whether he, like Mr Rann, had more confidence in Police Commissioner Mal Hyde than some Magistrates, he delivered a vote of no confidence to the Premier.”…
DetailsIt can be revealed today that the cost of Premier Rann’s proposed Adelaide Oval redevelopment had blown out by about $100 million. Information provided to the Liberal Opposition – by sources with an intimate knowledge of the detailed workings of the new Stadium Management Authority and its two working parties – have revealed confidential information…
DetailsThe Premier should ban his Corrections Minister Tom Koutsantonis from driving for life if he’s serious about his new driving laws. The former Minister for Road Safety ran up 60 driving offences and would automatically lose his licence under the Rann Government’s new scheme. Mr Rann said “drivers who are so bad and so irresponsible…
DetailsShadow Finance Minister Rob Lucas said today Treasurer Kevin Foley had ‘stuffed up’ his Adelaide Oval costings in a radio interview this morning. Mr Foley this morning admitted that his costings for the Adelaide Oval redevelopment were just a ‘ballpark estimate of $500 million’. He was then corrected by the interviewers who reminded him he…
DetailsMike Rann’s desperate complaints to the Electoral Commissioner about the State Liberals’ RAH costings have been dismissed outright by the independent umpire. Kaye Mousley yesterday comprehensively dismissed Labor State Secretary Michael Brown’s complaint regarding the State Liberals’ advertised plan for the rebuild of the RAH. “…I am not satisfied that the [costings] advertisement is inaccurate…
DetailsPremier Mike Rann has today misled South Australians on the issue of pledges and election promises and has confirmed widespread public opinion that he cannot be trusted. “Mr Rann has this morning told South Australians that he has honoured all pre-election pledges made by him,” Liberal MLC Rob Lucas said today. “However, Mr Rann has…
DetailsIf Kevin Foley wants to know about the State Liberals’ policies, he should start paying attention to detail and realise Labor has played “follow the Liberal Leader” for a long time now. “Mr Foley’s audacity on this issue is an embarrassment to himself and the Labor Party,” Liberal MLC Rob Lucas said today. “Mr Rann…
DetailsGrace Portolesi today admitted that Premier Mike Rann is not in control of his own Cabinet – another reason why Mr Rann cannot be trusted to govern South Australia. “Ms Portolesi this morning admitted that Mr Rann is not trusted to choose his own Ministers and revealed that Labor’s women are overlooked for men,” Mr…
DetailsWhilst welcoming a belated Rann Government announcement to duplicate the Southern Expressway, residents of southern suburbs will be wondering whether they can trust Mr Rann on yet another election eve promise. “Southern suburbs residents will remember just prior to the 2006 election a $140 million promise as detailed in the Advertiser to build an underpass…
DetailsThe Report of the Statutory Authorities Review Committee into WorkCover had now been completed and published. “The Committee’s Report highlights that Premier Mike Rann had broken another key promise by not reducing the WorkCover average levy rate by June 2009,” Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas said today. The following graph shows the average levy…
DetailsThe State Liberals have discovered a massive financial black hole in the Rann Government’s untrustworthy stormwater plan. The Government has committed in its Water For Good document to use 20GL of stormwater by 2013 and up to 60GL by 2050 to stop drinking water being used for parks, sports grounds and industrial uses, Shadow Minister…
DetailsPlans by the Rann Government to allow developers to build a $5 million hotel complex on a public park in Paradise in a secret land swap deal is another example of a government that has stopped listening to the people. Shadow Minister for Finance Rob Lucas said the controversial development had been supported by local…
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