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