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Treasurer Rob Lucas says the State Government considered removing a $90 million remission on emergency services levy bills to offset a budget deficit expected to exceed a billion dollars.
Notes on Adelaide returns, bringing news of the head of a major SA government department who wants staff to embrace the Eastern philosophy of ‘Kaizen’ when they return to the office en masse – but what’s happened to one of his key appointments?
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EXCLUSIVE | South Australia’s state of emergency declaration will be extended for at least a further month, InDaily can reveal – prompting a backlash from one of the state’s most prominent business figures, who says the Marshall Government needs to take control of reopening the economy.
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The controversy surrounding South Australia’s handling of a special exemption allowing a woman who tested positive to COVID-19 into the state has intensified dramatically, with SA Health first blaming Victoria for a “glitch” that saw her arrive without local authorities being told – only to then backtrack and admit they’d missed the email.
South Australia’s three universities sought a joint payroll tax waiver collectively worth almost $60 million from the Marshall Government as they sought to offset dramatic revenue shortfalls prompted by the coronavirus crisis, it has been revealed.
UPDATED | Simplifying awards and fixing enterprise bargaining will be key priorities in the Morrison government’s push for consensus-driven workplace reforms.
Politically and legally, Steven Marshall’s coronavirus response has helped create two of the most powerful bureaucrats in South Australian history, writes Tom Richardson. But has the time come for the Premier to reclaim his authority?
UPDATED | The Marshall Government has spectacularly backflipped on its “arbitrary decision” to exclude a range of licensed venues from opening their doors to diners from today, broadening its criteria for relaxing coronavirus restrictions to any venue that can offer sit-down dining in an eleventh-hour move.
South Australia will take “baby steps” towards fast-tracking the easing of coronavirus restrictions as health authorities concede the State Government’s focus is shifting towards the “social and emotional” elements of an economic recovery, but the hotel industry remains “particularly disappointed”.
The magnitude of South Australia’s budget crisis has been laid bare with Treasury officials revealing a multi-billion dollar GST collapse since Rob Lucas’s December economic statement, coupled with a $350 million spending blowout.
EXCLUSIVE | Premier Steven Marshall is pushing to accelerate the timetable for easing coronavirus restrictions in South Australia, but has told a meeting of local government leaders his Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier currently favours the existing plan.
A spat between the Marshall Government and the state’s largest private pathology firm has escalated dramatically, with a new move to set up a state-run “rapid response” team to test and monitor aged care facilities dubbed a waste of taxpayers’ money – because Clinpath is already under contract to deliver “exactly the same thing”.
The state’s bureaucracy could be bolstered to combat rising unemployment, as Premier Steven Marshall says he is “all for” maintaining flexible working arrangements in the public service after the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
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“A Marshall Government minister’s proposal to shift Kangaroo Island into an electorate hundreds of kilometres away by road and sea has been described as “crazy” and “stupid” by both Liberal and Labor critics.
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While South Australian health authorities warn against lifting COVID-19 restrictions too early, State Parliament is set to return to its normal sitting pattern with the Government citing the state’s success in reducing the number of infections as the key reason.
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The Marshall Government has conceded a senior ‘fly in-fly out’ bureaucrat has continued to work in the office of the Planning, Transport and Infrastructure Department instead of self-isolating, despite calls from the Premier that working from home will “reduce the risk and the spread” of coronavirus.
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The Marshall Government would need to find alternative savings measures if the sell-off of the state’s rail services did not proceed, the head of the Transport Department has conceded – despite previous assertions proceeds would be reinvested into improving the network.
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A still-fledgling State Government will traverse the toughest of all paths in coming months, writes Tom Richardson. Its first challenge is to choose the right one – but harder still could be convincing a jaded electorate to follow it.
The Marshall Government says it will forge ahead with the construction of a new Service SA hub at Mount Barker despite re-confirming the closure of three of the state’s busiest centres in Modbury, Prospect and Mitcham.
The Government’s own population projections paint a grim picture – and could have a profound effect on the way we’re governed, writes Tom Richardson.
A Notes On Adelaide sequel, as the Marshall Government manages to annoy a previously sympathetic crossbench, apologise to the Opposition, make a deal, break the deal and then apologise all over again – all within the space of 24 hours.
In today’s Notes on Adelaide, an MP raises a stink about the hypocrisy of State Parliament’s ‘rubbish’ recycling efforts, a rare and humble apology from the Government to the Opposition, and we ponder the mysterious ‘vox pop’ who popped up in Waite.
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Two months ago an MP behaved badly at a Parliament House Christmas Party. So why can’t the Government just deal with it?
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UPDATED | Liberal backbencher Sam Duluk has banished himself from parliament and suspended his membership of the Liberal Party – but will not stand down as an MP – after police today confirmed he had been reported for alleged assault.
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