Opinion
Steven Marshall won government promising to implement a Strong Plan for Real Change. But events of this week, as Tom Richardson writes, suggest the new mantra should be a Strong Plan for No Change Whatsoever.
Local
The Marshall Government says it will forge ahead with the construction of a new Service SA hub at Mount Barker despite re-confirming the closure of three of the state’s busiest centres in Modbury, Prospect and Mitcham.
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State Transport Minister Stephan Knoll says he’s committed to shutting down three Service SA centres earmarked for closure, despite Treasurer Rob Lucas insisting he’s happy for them to remain open as long as the budget shortfall is addressed.
Three metropolitan Service SA centres earmarked for closure are among the busiest and most profitable in the state, according to documents obtained by Labor under Freedom of Information.
The Marshall Government has backed down on a budget savings measure to “implement cost recovery for merchant fees” that would have seen South Australians slugged hidden charges at Service SA centres across the state.
Labor leader Peter Malinauskas has committed to re-open three Service SA centres earmarked for closure in the Marshall Government’s first budget, in a by-election pitch aimed at shoring up by-election support in Enfield and drawing a political battleline on government spending.
