Recent evidence given to a Parliamentary Committee by senior public servants has confirmed the Rann Government is continuing to hide millions of dollars being spent on consultants. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today the most recent annual report by the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (DTEI) made the extraordinary claim…
DetailsA previously confidential Treasury memo released under Freedom of Information has cast further doubt on the accuracy of Rann Government claims about its ‘Future ICT’ (Information and Communications Technology) process. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today that Rann Government claims of $30 million annual savings from its ‘Future ICT’ process have…
DetailsRecent decisions by Labor Premiers in Victoria and Queensland and the Commonwealth Government has placed pressure on Premier Rann to loosen South Australia’s increasingly restrictive Freedom of Information (FoI) laws. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas today said it was clear the national campaign by media interests – Right to Know – was…
DetailsTreasurer Kevin Foley has used four year old Information and Communication Technology (ICT) spending figures to try to justify his claim of $30 million in annual savings. Ms Angela Allison, Director of Corporate Services, Department of Trade and Economic Development (DTED) last week told the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee that Mr Foley had…
DetailsA highly placed whistleblower has today revealed embarrassing details of Rann Government attempts to prevent the truth being released about claims of $30 million annual savings from the Government’s latest computer tendering contracts. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today that the Rann Government has scrapped the former EDS contract and replaced…
DetailsThe Hon. R.I. LUCAS: I refer to the Ombudsman Act, which makes it quite clear that it is not lawful to appoint anyone over the age of 65 to the position of Ombudsman. Section 10(1) provides: “The Ombudsman shall be appointed for a term expiring on the day on which he or she attains the…
DetailsThe Rann Government has been severely embarrassed by claims from a senior public servant that cyclist Stuart O’Grady was on a $40,000, two year contract to promote South Australia, but had not done a day’s work in the last financial year. Chief Executive of the Department for Trade and Economic Development (DTED), Ray Garrand, yesterday…
DetailsA senior public servant has claimed that cyclist Stuart O’Grady was on a $40,000 contract to promote South Australia, but has not done a day’s work in the last financial year. Chief Executive of the Department for Trade and Economic Development (DTED), Ray Garrand, today gave evidence to the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee…
DetailsThe Rann Government has been trying to manipulate supposedly independent Freedom of Information Officers in their handling of a potentially embarrassing series of FoI applications. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today the Rann Government has been claiming it is saving $30 million per year from its Future ICT process, which was…
DetailsPremier Rann must explain publicly the background to grants he has paid out of a Special Premier’s Fund. Evidence given this week by Mr Warren McCann, Chief Executive of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, to the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee confirmed the existence of a Premier’s Special Appeal Fund (minor grants…
DetailsQuestions have today been raised about a brewing financial scandal in the Premier’s own Departmental Protocol Unit. The Chief Executive of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC), Mr Warren McCann, yesterday told the Legislative Council’s Budget and Finance Committee that the DPC was still investigating the issue and was awaiting legal advice from…
DetailsRory McEwen today stands accused of trying to hide potentially critical documents by ignoring strict deadlines under Freedom of Information legislation. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today that, on 6 July 2007 FoI requests were sent to Minister McEwen for all documents in his Ministerial office relating to Mr McEwen and…
DetailsRecent evidence given to a Parliamentary Committee by senior public servants has raised doubts about whether the Rann Government’s claimed $30 million a year savings in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) costs were actually being achieved. The Chief Executives of Education and Health have told recent meetings of the Legislative Council Budget and Finance Committee…
DetailsEvidence given today to a Parliamentary Committee by the Health Department Chief Executive has cast further doubt on Rann Government claims of $130 million in savings from a proposed Shared Services Centre. The CEO of the Department of Health, Dr Tony Sherbon, gave evidence to the Legislative Council’s Budget and Finance Committee this week that…
DetailsPremier Rann must explain publicly his reasons for continually appointing so many people with connections to the Labor Party to key Government Boards and Committees. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today it is clear that if you are a ‘Labor Mate’ or have a close association with the Labor Party, your…
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