Rob Lucas's land tax plans changed markedly between Budget day and the passing of his legislation.

Analysis

The family workaround on land tax

Want to avoid the State Government’s land tax aggregation changes? A few loopholes remain, writes lawyer and accountant Christopher Overton.

News

PM axes public service departments

Scott Morrison is swinging an axe through the public service and cutting loose departmental heads in order to create “mega-departments”, including one in which arts and communications will merge with transport and infrastructure.

 

Business

IGA supplier slumps after losing 7-Eleven deal

Metcash has slipped to a $152.5 million first-half loss on the back of the loss of its 7-Eleven supply contract.

Local

Labor needs "open mind" on GM ban, says shadow minister

Labor’s primary industries spokesman says the party “needs to have an open mind” on lifting the moratorium it imposed on genetically modified crops, conceding he “accepts the science” behind the push to lift the ban.

Local

Exclusive parking spots the ticket for cash-strapped council

Allowing private advertising on council-owned buildings and charging people for exclusive use of on-street parking bays are new revenue-generating ideas being flagged by the Adelaide City Council.

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News

Govt moves to put cork in Penfolds copycats

Copycat wine labels impersonating famous brands like Penfolds will be placed on a directory to protect Australian exports.

Local

City council to write off over $100,000 in bad debt

Over $100,000 in city ratepayer money has been lost to unpaid debts, after the Adelaide City Council conducted business with two companies that fell into liquidation and a third that ended with a contractual dispute.

Local

City bikeways now unlikely before 2021

The long-overdue $12 million city bikeway project is set to have its deadline extended for a second time, with city council backtracking over preferred routes and ongoing construction delays meaning an end date is not likely until 2021.

Politics

REVEALED: Upper House president's Senate bombshell

EXCLUSIVE | State parliament’s Legislative Council president Andrew McLachlan is considering a bombshell bid to snare outgoing senator Cory Bernardi’s vacant federal seat, in a move that will ignite factional tensions within the SA Liberal Party.

Local

How Labor could win the next state election - tomorrow

EXCLUSIVE | The next state election could be effectively won in an Adelaide courtroom as early as tomorrow, as political parties argue over the impact of a shock constitutional change removing a requirement that a party should form government if it wins a statewide electoral majority.