Nigel McBride

Sunday, July 05

Nuclear fight isn't over, vows Business SA

Business SA has vowed to continue the nuclear waste dump fight after the next election, with boss Nigel McBride slamming the state’s politicians for killing off the debate because of populist politics.

"Business confidence is down - no s**t!": Foley cuts loose on Business SA "squawk box"

Outspoken former Treasurer Kevin Foley has unleashed a social media tirade against opponents of the Weatherill Government’s bank tax, declaring former Queensland Premier turned Bankers Association boss Anna Bligh “destroyed” her state’s Labor Party, and calling Business SA an ineffectual “squawk box” whose members should abandon it.

Steven Marshall says the waste dump "has State Bank written all over it". Photo: Nat Rogers / InDaily

DUMPED: Nuclear repository "dead" as Marshall draws election battleline

Jay Weatherill has lost his fiercest advocate for a nuclear waste dump, a proposal that appears to have no hope of proceeding, with Business SA chief Nigel McBride telling InDaily today the plan was now “dead”.

Optimism, entrepreneurial spirit key to SA's future

South Australia needs to confront its economic challenges with optimism, a sense of freedom and an entrepreneurial spirit, argues Business SA chief executive Nigel McBride.

Jay ditches GST "tactic" as campaign against feds ramps up

Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis has refused to endorse Jay Weatherill’s preferred policy of raising the GST to 15 per cent, instead lauding the “tactics” employed by the Premier in pursuing the tax change.

Bumpy start, but in 'three years, we'll be a totally different state'

It’s been a rocky start to the year for South Australian employment.