Tom Koutsantonis delivering his budget, which contained a new tax on gambling agencies. Photo: Andre Castellucci / InDaily

Local

Ubet goes to war with "vindictive" Sportsbet over gambling tax

The State Government has found an unlikely ally in its stoush with the gaming industry over its planned 15 per cent betting tax, with Ubet today slamming competitor Sportsbet for using grassroots SA sporting clubs as “political playthings” in a “vindictive” campaign.

Local

Sportsbet's "absolute dummy spit" over SA's gambling tax

The State Government and welfare agencies have hit back at online betting giant Sportsbet, after it scrapped plans for a $20 million high-tech data facility in Adelaide in protest at Labor’s new gambling tax.

Politics

No future for Jay's Future Fund

Jay Weatherill’s long-promised Future Fund appears dead and buried, with the Premier telling parliament there was “no obvious windfall” that would justify the measure in the short-term.

Politics

Labor backbenchers take aim at budget measures

Two former Labor ministers have broken ranks to critique elements of this month’s state budget, lamenting plans to amalgamate Families SA services in the northern suburbs and sell off the Lands Titles Office.

Opinion

Richardson: Et in Arcadia ego

A state that has long chased dreams of utopia is now confronting its reality as the nation’s worst-performed economy and, Tom Richardson argues, a Government that has long sold hope is struggling to find a new pitch.