Govt 'forced' to privatise motor registry - or pay back millions - under Labor deal

UPDATED | The Marshall Government says it will be forced to undertake a scoping study for the privatisation of the state’s Motor Vehicle Registry and could be forced to repay more than $100 million to a multinational consortium because of a “secret deal” done by Labor when it sold off the Lands Titles Office.

PSA threatens legal action over privatised Lands Titles Office

The public sector union is advising Lands Titles Office staff not to sign “inferior” working contracts offered by its “mysterious” new private operator, and is threatening to take the State Government to court, InDaily can reveal.

John Rau. Photo: Nat Rogers/InDaily

Govt "doesn't know" Lands Titles Office sale jobs impact

Acting Premier John Rau says the State Government does not yet know how many Lands Titles Office employees would be displaced by its impending privatisation after the Public Service Association claimed 200 jobs were at risk.

Labor splits over Treasurer's budget sell-off

Bitter divisions have emerged in state Labor ranks over the Weatherill Government’s plan to sell off the Lands Titles Office, with an overwhelming majority voting to condemn the move at an ALP state council meeting last night, InDaily can reveal.