
State Govt fund to create "more than 3200 jobs"
Fifty-seven projects will be funded through South Australia’s future jobs fund, creating 3200 jobs, the State Government announced today.
Fifty-seven projects will be funded through South Australia’s future jobs fund, creating 3200 jobs, the State Government announced today.
The state’s public service union says it’s gearing up to “go to war” with the Weatherill Government only months out from the next election after efforts to renegotiate its members’ pay and conditions have hit a wall.
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First they blocked the bank tax, then they forced the Premier into a budget debate. And finally, they broke parliamentary convention to refuse Jay Weatherill a pair, denying him a golden media opportunity. Was this week a turning point for the perpetually-bullied Liberals, asks Tom Richardson.
UPDATED | The passage of the state budget hangs in the balance amid a high-stakes game of chicken between the Government and the Legislative Council, with the state facing the prospect of the budget bill being rejected outright and the outside chance of an early election.
Tom Koutsantonis’ bank tax is both a cynical cash grab and adept wedge politics, writes Tom Richardson. But by seeking to block the measure, the Liberals could forge a legacy that will haunt the state for years to come.
Opponents of the State Government’s major bank levy need to explain how they would fill South Australia’s revenue shortfall, argues Ross Womersley.
UPDATED | The Weatherill Government’s Investment Attraction supremo – and former bank executive – Rob Chapman says it would be “naive” to think the controversial bank tax won’t “have an impact”, as the Premier today confirmed he did not seek the agency’s advice before introducing the measure.