Opinion
The biggest threat to Jay Weatherill’s re-election isn’t the jobless rate or the economy, writes Tom Richardson, it’s the looming prospect of a redrawn electoral map – and the likelihood of the Lower House losing its independents.
Politics
Jay Weatherill concedes the push to raise the GST rate to 15 per cent is “dead”, but says he’ll continue to advocate for broadening the consumption tax base and giving the states a share of income tax receipts to offset revenue cuts.
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Federal Labor has launched an extraordinary broadside against its longest serving state government, with a senior Senator claiming Jay Weatherill has declared “open warfare” against the people of South Australia over his advocacy of a debate on increasing the GST.
Small business, food processing, disability services and live music are among the keys to the long-term rejuvenation of the northern suburbs.
Premier Jay Weatherill insists he won’t be gagged by his party over his advocacy of a national debate on increasing the GST, warning colleagues they won’t win an argument by “simply putting your hands over your ears”.
A terrible tragedy has highlighted not only a shameful loophole in South Australia’s laws but an irrefutable and troubling truth about bureaucracy in this state, writes Tom Richardson.
