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Opinion

Richardson: ESL spin shows Labor is getting desperate

If ever there was a potent sign of Labor’s creeping desperation, it came this week, and delivered by someone who has until now maintained a credible claim to be the party’s next leader-in-waiting.

Local

Kouts stays in the black, homeowners get a flat white

The average homeowner will save roughly the amount of a small cup of coffee on their next Emergency Services Levy bill – but Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis hasn’t ruled out adding an artificial sweetener.

News

Another ESL rise as Govt stockpiles "enough money as possible for health"

UPDATED: South Australians will fund another increase in the contentious Emergency Services Levy, with the State Government set to recoup around $4 million more in the 12 months from July.

Opinion

ESL pain nothing to do with Labor: a mealy-mouthed response

The Weatherill Government’s refusal to entertain easing ESL pain this week suggests its rationale for increasing the levy was, to use one of the week’s buzz-phrases, “mealy-mouthed”, writes Tom Richardson.

Local

Warning of more ESL pain after Pinery devastation

Family First has warned of further rises in Emergency Services Levy bills to cover the cost of last week’s devastating Pinery bushfire.