Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today’s evidence given to the Legislative Council’s Budget and Finance Committee had revealed that the Housing Minister Jay Weatherill had wasted up to $5 million on an information technology (IT) project which after five years still wasn’t working. “It is unbelievable that last week Mr Weatherill…
DetailsPremier Mike Rann should ensure more information is made available publicly about the activities of the Labor Party’s fundraising vehicle – SA Progressive Business. SA Progressive Business was first established in 2003 and is chaired by lobbyist and former Labor Senator Nick Bolkus. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today that SA…
DetailsLiberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, has today called for an urgent review of an appalling example of public service mismanagement in which a public servant had been suspended on full pay for almost two and a half years for saying “bullshit” to a co-worker. “This appalling waste of taxpayers’ money is one…
DetailsThe Rann Government had been left “red faced” by revelations that the independent actuary they appointed to do the WorkCover review was the same person they had attacked and denigrated for five years. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today that last year Minister Michael Wright announced he had appointed two independent…
DetailsAttorney-General Michael Atkinson’s Department had refused access under Freedom of Information laws to all 29 of 29 documents on the sale of the Public Trustee building and the related purchase of the Stock Exchange building. This is yet another example of the arrogance of the Rann government and raises important questions about what the Government…
DetailsEvidence from a senior public servant to a Parliamentary Committee had confirmed there was now a major black hole in the Rann Government’s claimed $130 million in savings from its shared services centre proposal. Chief Executive of the Department for Further Education, Employment and Science Technology (DFEEST), Brian Cunningham, told the Legislative Council’s Budget and…
DetailsEvidence to a Parliamentary Committee by WorkCover Chairman Bruce Carter had now cast doubt on a key Rann Government claim on WorkCover. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today that for nearly two years the Government and especially Minister Michael Wright have been boasting that the decision to approve a single, monopoly…
DetailsThe Hon. R.I. LUCAS: At the outset I would like to say that it has been interesting, in recent weeks and months, to see the passionate positions adopted by some Labor members in this chamber on a variety of issues. With anything to do with fish or fishing the Hon. Mr Gazzola is to the…
DetailsThe Rann Government had today been accused of having a policy of ‘selective outrage’ when considering its response to different examples of public servants breaching Treasurer’s Instructions. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said that evidence given today by Land Management Corporation (LMC) executives to the Statutory Authorities Review Committee (SARC) meeting confirmed…
DetailsTaxpayers would now face a million dollar plus legal claim arising out of the “Stashed Cash” affair involving the actions of Attorney-General Michael Atkinson and the Rann Government. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today this legal claim was clearly a major embarrassment for Mr Atkinson and Premier Rann who had staunchly…
DetailsThe Rann Government was ‘tightening the screws’ even tighter on releasing documents under Freedom of Information (FoI) at a time when most other governments were ‘freeing up’ FoI laws. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today the arrogance of the Rann Government was demonstrated by the fact that Minister Karlene Maywald’s office…
DetailsAn increasingly arrogant Rann Government continues to snub its nose at Parliamentary accountability by refusing to answer almost 700 questions on notice in the Parliament. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council Rob Lucas said today that some of the questions had been unanswered for periods of up to five years and, to mark the occasion,…
DetailsPremier Rann had been caught out trying to hide a further massive increase in ‘Spin Doctors’ and other Ministerial office staff. In fact, the total number of Rann Government ‘Spin Doctors’ and other Ministerial office staff had increased so rapidly it appeared they were breeding like flies. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas,…
DetailsEvidence to a Parliamentary Inquiry had revealed that Minister Pat Conlon’s Land Management Corporation (LMC) had been involved in “unlawful” actions for almost 18 months. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today the Chief Executive of the LMC, Wayne Gibbings, told a meeting of the Statutory Authorities Review Committee the LMC had…
DetailsBeleaguered Forests Minister, Rory McEwen, today faced further controversy over decisions relating to key forestry company, Auspine, which he had admitted was a major donor to his election campaign. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Rob Lucas, said today that previously confidential documents now released under Freedom of Information (FoI) revealed that Mr McEwen was…
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