A continuing series of leaks from within the Government and the public service is a clear indication of a Government and Ministers under pressure and a budget in crisis, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “Yesterday’s amazing revelation that Treasurer Foley was unaware that a key government agency that reports to him (the South Australian…
DetailsAn unprecedented lobbying campaign by Attorney-General Atkinson and Premier Rann failed to block the re-establishment of two critical Legislative Council Select Committees, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. Liberal Members, supported by key Independent Members, voted this evening to re-establish the ‘Stashed Cash’ and Atkinson/Ashbourne Affair Select Committees to allow them to finish their jobs…
DetailsA commitment by the Rann Government and Minister Karlene Maywald that the relocated Loxton police station would be open during business hours has become just another Rann/Maywald broken promise, Shadow Police Minister Rob Lucas said today. “The current Minister for Police, Paul Holloway, was asked questions in Parliament today about the broken promise and he…
DetailsA new financial analysis prepared by an independent think tank includes a scathing criticism of the waste and squandered opportunities of the Rann Government, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) has highlighted that all states, including South Australia, have experienced phenomenal revenue growth from the GST which was far…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas has welcomed the decision today of Parliament’s Upper House to re-establish a Parliamentary inquiry into the collection of property taxes and what are widely considered to be inequities in the current system. The Legislative Council has late this afternoon voted to appoint a select committee to inquire into property tax collection.…
DetailsShadow Police Minister Rob Lucas said today that the Rann Government had to accept responsibility for its role in ongoing problems with managing the state’s DNA database identified by Judge Shaw in her scathing judgement last week. While the Police Commissioner will speak on behalf of police officers, Judge Shaw’s judgement raises a number of…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas is calling on Treasurer Foley to come out of hiding to answer questions from South Australians angry at further broken promises by Mr Rann and Mr Foley. This follows the revelation the Rann Government will cut nearly 400 public service jobs by offering separation packages. “Ever since news of another broken…
DetailsRevelations of public service job cuts expose Mr Rann and Mr Foley as stunning hypocrites who did not tell the truth prior to the election to ensure the Rann Government was re-elected, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “Just two months after the election it has now been revealed that the Rann Government will cut…
DetailsFurther evidence is emerging of the widespread implications of the Rann Government’s looming budget crisis and its unprecedented decision to delay the budget by four months, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “The latest evidence relates to tender processes and recruitment of staff for government departments and agencies,” Mr Lucas said. “Information provided to the…
DetailsPublic sector turmoil, including long delays in appointing key CEOs and wrong decisions in appointing some key CEOs, is helping to cause the budget crisis facing the Rann Government, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “It is clear that the Rann Government’s incompetence in managing public sector appointment processes is now costing taxpayers dearly and…
DetailsIndependent forecaster the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies (SACES) is predicting job and economic growth in South Australia this coming year to be only about half of the national rate, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. SACES’ May 2006 Economic Briefing Report released yesterday has predicted job growth in 2006-07 of only 1.25% in…
Details‘When the heat’s on, Rann’s gone,’ according to Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. Mr Lucas says Deputy Premier Foley has been left to ‘carry the can’ with media questioning when bad news inevitably emerges whenever Premier Rann disappears overseas. “The Rann Government continues to treat South Australians as fools by playing this game and it is…
DetailsMassive capital budget blowouts combined with massive unfunded election promises have the Rann Government’s budget spinning wildly out of control, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. This follows Mr Foley’s refusal to rule out delays in major transport and other infrastructure projects because of the cost blowouts. “The fact the state budget has been delayed…
DetailsA crackdown on offences against the elderly and vulnerable promised four years ago by the Rann Government has faltered because police haven’t been properly trained in how to implement the new law. Shadow Police Minister Rob Lucas said the gaffe highlighted the Rann Government’s preoccupation with law and order announcements rather than tangible attacks on…
DetailsTreasurer Kevin Foley misled Parliament yesterday with his claim that economic growth had never been higher in South Australia than under the Rann Government, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. Hansard records Mr Foley making the following claim: “Econom¬ic growth has never been higher in this state than under this Labor government.” 10 May 2006…
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