Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that Mr Foley had embarrassed himself and the Labor Government in a 45-minute closed door briefing for journalists in a desperate attempt to defend his government’s disappointing economic record. “However, no amount of political spin from Mr Foley could hide the brutal truth that South Australia’s economic growth and…
DetailsThe Government has refused to release 26 of 29 documents requested under Freedom of Information (FOI) laws relating to the taxpayer-funded settlement with the Premier’s former adviser Randall Ashbourne, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. But the three documents that were released reveal Mr Ashbourne was paid at least $443,500, including all of his legal…
DetailsPremier Rann and Treasurer Foley made no mention of a multi-million dollar Government financial assistance package to Ingham in their public statement on the issue, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “The Premier, in a number of media statements, has deliberately not mentioned a $46 million State Government assistance package in which the State Government…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today the State Government would have to do better than sending out Jay Weatherill to claim incorrectly that there was a ‘gaffe’ in the Liberal Party costings for its ground-breaking concessions policy. This new utilities allowance is based on similar Commonwealth payments, with similar eligibility rules. The Federal Government has…
DetailsThe State Ombudsman has intervened and taken action to stop the Rann Government from refusing to consider a number of Freedom of Information (FOI) applications until after the coming election, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “In December last year the Rann Government and its officers tried to delay responding to 30 FOI applications from…
DetailsAttorney-General Michael Atkinson must explain why his government department is listed on the latest Funding and Disclosure Return lodged by the ALP, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. Every year, each political party is required to lodge with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) a disclosure return which lists sources of all funds given to the…
DetailsThe latest retail trade figures further highlight that the massive increase in state taxes and charges under the Labor Government are holding back economic and jobs growth in South Australia, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. The December figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that South Australia is the worst…
DetailsAttorney-General Michael Atkinson must explain why his government department is listed on the latest Funding and Disclosure Return lodged by the ALP, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. Every year, each political party is required to lodge with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) a disclosure return which lists sources of all funds given to the…
DetailsThe latest retail trade figures further highlight that the massive increase in state taxes and charges under the Labor Government are holding back economic and jobs growth in South Australia, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. The December figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that South Australia is the worst…
DetailsConfidential Treasury documents provided to the State Government warn that nine departments have been predicting they will overspend their budget allocations this year, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas has revealed. These confidential documents were provided to Treasurer Foley for an Expenditure Review and Budget Cabinet Committee meeting on November 21 last year. The documents include the…
DetailsThe Rann Government has broken its own record as the highest taxing government in South Australia’s history but much of the enormous extra revenue collected has been wasted, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. “Today’s Mid-Year Budget Review confirms the Rann Government is still the highest taxing government in the state’s history, with total revenue…
DetailsAttempts by Labor to head off looming summer power shortages have failed with South Australian households and businesses still facing random blackouts this summer. “Today NEMMCO confirmed that South Australia and Victoria will still face a daily deficit of 125 megawatts of electricity during summer after a ‘buy back’ from large commercial users and energy…
DetailsMike Rann has wasted $250,000 advertising a non-existent website address as part of his supposed nurse recruitment advertising campaign, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today. Mr Rann was heavily criticised last week for an expensive ‘feel good’ health advertising campaign as part of his pre-election campaign strategy. The Rann Government’s defence to that criticism was…
DetailsTwo Labor Party stalwarts have further damaged Michael Atkinson’s credibility by today confirming critical aspects of Ralph Clarke’s evidence to a Legislative Council Select Committee, according to Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas. Mr Clarke’s evidence indicated that Randall Ashbourne, acting on Mr Atkinson’s behalf, had offered two board positions worth $60,000 p.a. in exchange for Mr…
DetailsShadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today that Premier Rann had just embarked on his ninth separate television/radio advertising campaign in 7 months as part of a pre-election advertising orgy for his government. Labor Party market research and publicly available opinion polls have clearly indicated that there is significant public concern about the Rann Government’s mishandling…
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