Peter Malinauskas. Photo: Tony Lewis / InDaily

Politics

Labor launches "first policy" as by-elections loom

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.

Analysis

The high cost of SA's low-risk society

South Australia has created a low-risk environment that relies on government intervention to protect us from change, writes Richard Blandy, who argues that we must accept more uncertainty if we are to recapture our capacity for competitive growth.

Local

Treasury team charged with assessing options for outsourcing

A newly-established unit within the state Treasury Department has been given a “broad remit” to find ways to deliver “an equal or better service at a lower cost”, with the State Government open to pursue more outsourcing of public services.

Local

"We're locked in": Lucas 'still signing contracts' for Labor's axed jobs scheme

Treasurer Rob Lucas concedes he’s still effectively signing cheques “on behalf of the former government” and can’t say how much of Labor’s centrepiece $200 million Future Jobs Fund will ultimately be spent.

Opinion

Richardson: The usual suspects are missing the point of the budget

Amid the political heat of the budget aftermath, a significant truth has been missed: the state’s political agenda has hardly changed under the Marshall Government, writes Tom Richardson.