A spate of elections in 2018 could well change the Australian political landscape. There is the strong possibility of a Federal election, and the states of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania will definitely be going to the polls. There will also be local government elections in Tasmania and South Australia. The Federal Government does not […]
3 January, 2018
South Australia will launch its own Royal Commission into the allocation of water under the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement. The moves follows a number of damning reports on allegations of water theft and mismanagement, and what the South Australian Government regards as a coverup by the Federal and NSW Government. The issue has been brewing for […]
26 November, 2017
Is this the start of real tax reform?
20 July, 2015
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has initiated a campaign against the Abbott government’s Budget cut of $5.5 billion to the state that will impact on health and education.
3 July, 2014
Rates rises and big cuts to local community services set to roll as Financial Assistance Grants frozen.
16 May, 2014
A pledge by the South Australian Opposition to force rate pegging onto local governments after the March election has put councils immediately offside.
3 March, 2014
Neither police nor privacy protectors are keen on the prospect of keeping dabs on those not convicted of a crime.
20 February, 2014
A big shake-up of SA’s state procurement policy aims to give locals a real shot at winning government contracts – if they hire South Australians.
20 February, 2014
The South Australian government has blown off critics of wind power after it approved the second largest turbine generation facility in Australia in a bid to boost Adelaide’s power supply and spin the city out of a manufacturing downturn.
13 February, 2014
By Paul Hemsley After retiring from politics at the September 2013 federal election, former Minister for Industry and Innovation Greg Combet has found a new role right up his alley mitigating the predicted fallout from the planned closure of General Motors Holden’s factory doors in South Australia by 2017. As the South Australian government continues […]
17 December, 2013
By Paul Hemsley The South Australian Local Government Association (LGA) has hit out at a strategy from Premier Jay Weatherill to kickstart inner-metropolitan property development, warning elements of the move will strip planning powers from city councils. Known as the Housing in the City policy, Mr Weatherill announced the changes last week as a way […]
4 November, 2013
By Paul Hemsley The Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA) has commissioned Adelaide University to run an independent survey on people’s views about corruption, misconduct and maladministration in councils. The study will be conducted through the state government’s Local Government Research and Development Scheme to give the LGA an insight on public attitudes towards […]
22 October, 2013
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The South Australian government is sending local businesses back to school to learn how to successfully tender for government contracts. As the push for local businesses to get a bigger slice of the procurement pie increases, Premier Jay Weatherill has committed funding of $60,000 for the state’s chamber of […]
12 September, 2013
By Paul Hemsley The South Australian government has joined the ranks of the federal government and other state governments after Premier Jay Weatherill mandated a new requirement for all government agencies to house their public data in a central portal to ensure that it is accessible to the community at large. Following in step with […]
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