SA premier looks to the 2030s, but does his latest budget do enough to address current problems?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

SA premier looks to the 2030s, but does his latest budget do enough to address current problems?

ABC  

"Whenever we make the big decisions around the cabinet table, we are trying to think about the 2030s." Opposition spokesperson Matt Cowdrey said the government had done "very little" to help families make ends meet. But Mr Mullighan said the state's cost-of-living package, combined with relief announced in the federal budget, would make a "significant" difference. "Our job as a state government is not to replicate or outdo what the Commonwealth is doing, but to focus our support for those South Australians who need it the most," he said. "In order to address the housing shortage in South Australia, we need them to build more than 1,000 properties a year," the council's CEO, Ross Womersley, said.

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What Anthony Albanese's cost of living 'relief' could mean for you: The five key areas the PM will need to focus on to help struggling Aussies in 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

What Anthony Albanese's cost of living 'relief' could mean for you: The five key areas the PM will need to focus on to help struggling Aussies in 2024

Daily Mail  

Everyday Australians are struggling with the rising cost of just about everything with groceries, mortgages, petrol prices and power bills among the driving concerns. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese used his first speech of 2024 to reassure the public that help is on the way - so long as it doesn't add inflationary pressure to the Budget bottom line and have …

Who is eligible for the $450 cost-of-living payment in South Australia?
2 years, 6 months ago

Who is eligible for the $450 cost-of-living payment in South Australia?

ABC  

Thousands of South Australians are being given some relief on cost-of-living pressures with a one-off cash boost. The South Australian government is fulfilling its election promise to double the cost-of-living concession payment, which replaces the council rate rebates to low-income earners and some concession card holders. "The cost-of-living concession helps South Australians on low or fixed incomes with their general …

South Australia's public housing shortage worsens, as number of people on waiting list reaches 17,000
2 years, 7 months ago

South Australia's public housing shortage worsens, as number of people on waiting list reaches 17,000

ABC  

Work has began on the first stages of the South Australian government's plan to build 400 new public houses as advocates say the housing shortage is worsening by the day. Key points: In South Australia, 17,000 people are on the waiting list for public housing The state government has signed contracts to build 44 new homes It's part of a …

Concerns SA budget doesn't go far enough to address rising cost of living
2 years, 9 months ago

Concerns SA budget doesn't go far enough to address rising cost of living

ABC  

Adelaide woman Jennifer Harris has spent eight years in and out of temporary housing, including homeless shelters and living in her car. While Ms Harris welcomed the state government's $177.5 million commitment to build 400 new public housing units and its $10 million pledge for the state's homelessness services, she said it "wasn't enough". South Australian Council of Social Service …

SA state budget spends big on health, while Treasurer warns 'budget repair' is needed
2 years, 9 months ago

SA state budget spends big on health, while Treasurer warns 'budget repair' is needed

ABC  

South Australia's new Labor government is predicting a recovering national economy and booming property market will help it deliver key election promises in health and education, without driving up debt, taxes or cutting hard into the public sector. Key points: State debt has risen to $1.73b but surpluses expected from next year The government has not increased any taxes Instead, …

SA government hands down its post-election budget, with plenty of pledges to pay for
2 years, 9 months ago

SA government hands down its post-election budget, with plenty of pledges to pay for

ABC  

South Australia's new Labor government is still firmly in the honeymoon phase, and establishing trust is a must in any new relationship. "We are delivering on every single one of the election commitments we made at the last election," Stephen Mullighan proclaimed on Thursday ahead of handing down his first budget as Treasurer. Thursday's budget allocated an additional $2.4 billion …

SA government to double cost of living concession for pensioners, low-income earners
2 years, 10 months ago

SA government to double cost of living concession for pensioners, low-income earners

ABC  

South Australian pensioners and low-income earners will receive a boost to their bank accounts, as the state government announces it will double the cost of living concession. Key points: The state government will double the cost of living concession in the next financial year The money is paid to eligible low income and concession card holders The government says about …

South Australian state budget spends big on health, construction and education, records $1.78 billion deficit
3 years, 9 months ago

South Australian state budget spends big on health, construction and education, records $1.78 billion deficit

ABC  

Big spending on construction, a mental health plan to try to address an overflowing public health system and a cost for the new Women's and Children's Hospital are key features of this year's pre-election state budget. Key points: $1.95 billion has been allocated for the new Women's and Children's Hospital The completion of the North-South Corridor will cost $9.9 billion …

Small businesses call for more help in South Australian Budget focused on infrastructure
5 years, 9 months ago

Small businesses call for more help in South Australian Budget focused on infrastructure

ABC  

Small businesses in South Australia employ nearly 75 per cent of the state's workers, but this week's State Budget offered them less than 1 per cent of the total spend. Key points: Small businesses upset at tax increases in South Australian Budget The budget focused on infrastructure which only indirectly affects small businesses Government investment can help small businesses Five …

SA budget 2018: Scathing diagnosis of health cuts, TAFE closures and rent price hike
6 years, 6 months ago

SA budget 2018: Scathing diagnosis of health cuts, TAFE closures and rent price hike

ABC  

Doctors have delivered a scathing diagnosis following yesterday's South Australian budget — with surgeons set to share in the hip-pocket pain. Business SA chief executive Nigel McBride congratulated the Government on starting the process of cutting a public sector that was "larger and more expensive than any other public sector in mainland Australia". "This budget reflects the Treasurer's long-standing obsession …

SA budget 2018: Bureaucracy braces itself as Treasurer Rob Lucas promises 'significant' cuts
6 years, 7 months ago

SA budget 2018: Bureaucracy braces itself as Treasurer Rob Lucas promises 'significant' cuts

ABC  

South Australia's Treasurer Rob Lucas has foreshadowed "significant" cuts to key Government departments in next month's state budget, prompting Labor to warn of an imminent "slash and burn". Key points: SA Treasurer Rob Lucas is promising "significant" cuts to "all departments" Mr Lucas says job losses would not impact "frontline services" Labor says the Government is getting ready to "slash …

South Australia's budget slides back into deficit
6 years, 10 months ago

South Australia's budget slides back into deficit

ABC  

South Australia's budget will slide back into deficit this financial year, with Treasurer Rob Lucas blaming the return to red on the poor financial management of the former Labor government. Mr Lucas told the ABC it would be "impossible" for the state's finances to remain balanced, despite former treasurer Tom Koutsantonis predicting a slim $12 million surplus in the Mid-Year …

SA budget: Poll shows public divided on bank levy
7 years, 8 months ago

SA budget: Poll shows public divided on bank levy

ABC  

As the Liberal Opposition sets up a fight in the South Australian Parliament over whether a state levy will be imposed on five major banks, new opinion polling suggests there is evenly divided support and hostility toward the proposed state budget measure. The polling was conducted for the think-tank, The Australia Institute, which said the levy "simply can't deter investment …

SA budget: Bank tax creating states' interest, Tom Koutsantonis says
7 years, 9 months ago

SA budget: Bank tax creating states' interest, Tom Koutsantonis says

ABC  

South Australia's planned tax on five major banks has prompted other state treasurers to swiftly get on the phone to Tom Koutsantonis. The SA Government said it expected the measure outlined in this week's state budget would raise about $370 million over four years, with the Commonwealth, NAB, Westpac, ANZ and Macquarie the banks it will target. Morrison raises GST …

SA budget 2017: What you need to know
7 years, 9 months ago

SA budget 2017: What you need to know

ABC  

South Australia's Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis has revealed his fourth budget, the last before the 2018 state election. The State Government has committed its share of the money for two big infrastructure projects, the South Road upgrade and Gawler Electrification project. The State Government's already announced some extra payroll tax relief and increased grants for businesses that employ trainees and apprentices. …

Federal budget 2017: SA 'forgotten' with no infrastructure spends allocated to state
7 years, 10 months ago

Federal budget 2017: SA 'forgotten' with no infrastructure spends allocated to state

ABC  

South Australia has been forgotten when it comes to infrastructure spending, with no new funding allocated in the budget, despite billions to be spent on other states, the State Government has said. Disappointment over no new South Road funding The Treasurer also said former prime minister Tony Abbott's 2013 promise to fix South Road in a decade has been "broken", …

SA mid-year budget review: Boost to surplus forecast to be $300 million
8 years, 3 months ago

SA mid-year budget review: Boost to surplus forecast to be $300 million

ABC  

South Australian Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis has used his mid-year budget review to announce the state is on track for a higher than expected surplus of $300 million. Key points: $43 million saving from delayed opening of new Royal Adelaide Hospital $192 million windfall from privatisation of Motor Accident Commission South Australia's $6.2 billion net debt position improves slightly The 2016-17 …

SA Budget mid-year review: State headed for troubled 2017 despite surplus
8 years, 3 months ago

SA Budget mid-year review: State headed for troubled 2017 despite surplus

ABC  

South Australia's economy is headed for a gloomy 2017, a report has found, despite expectations the Treasurer will announce a budget on track at his mid-year review today. "However, it may also be partly related to a substantial fall in construction work on one of the state's most significant projects, the new Royal Adelaide Hospital." Government 'should be spending, not …

SA budget 2016: Treasurer says state 'back in the black' with $258m surplus
8 years, 8 months ago

SA budget 2016: Treasurer says state 'back in the black' with $258m surplus

ABC  

The South Australian Government will deliver a surplus for the first time in seven years when it hands down its budget today, but the amount is almost $100 million lower than promised. Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis said the budget would deliver a surplus of $258 million. "Over the next four years we're projecting another $1.5 billion worth of budget surpluses," Mr …

SA budget 2015: 'Remarkable' reform of business taxes in budget, Treasurer says
9 years, 9 months ago

SA budget 2015: 'Remarkable' reform of business taxes in budget, Treasurer says

ABC  

A suite of business taxes will be axed in what South Australian Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis is calling a "remarkable reform" in this year's state budget. Key points: The abolishment of all transactional taxes for business by 2018 $51.4 million spent on child protection $110 million for regional roads $55 million for the construction of a Gawler East link road $65 …

Tasmanian budget: $590m GST windfall to be spent on roads, not teachers, nurses
9 years, 10 months ago

Tasmanian budget: $590m GST windfall to be spent on roads, not teachers, nurses

ABC  

A projected $591 million GST windfall for Tasmanian coffers is to be spent on infrastructure rather than rehiring public servants as Labor suggests. The money includes a $9 million allocation to fund council concessions to pensioners cut by the Federal Government in its first budget last year. Confirming the numbers at a media conference in Hobart, Mr Hodgman also defended …

Budget 2015: Health, pensioner concession cuts outweigh any revenue for SA, State Treasurer says
9 years, 10 months ago

Budget 2015: Health, pensioner concession cuts outweigh any revenue for SA, State Treasurer says

ABC  

Federal cuts to health, education and pensioner concessions outweigh any revenue the South Australian Government will receive from the 2015 budget, the State Treasurer says. SA expecting 'tsunami of job losses' Independent Senator for South Australia Nick Xenophon said the federal budget was an improvement on last year's and "couldn't possibly be any worse". Infrastructure delayed by 2015 budget Mr …

South Australia budget: Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis 'covers federal cuts', emergency levy to rise
10 years, 9 months ago

South Australia budget: Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis 'covers federal cuts', emergency levy to rise

ABC  

South Australians will feel the pain from the state budget in a sharp rise in the annual Emergency Services Levy. Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis says pensioners and concession card holders will be exempt from the rise in the levy. Key points: Emergency Services Levy to rise, up $150 for a property valued at $400,000 Levy on vehicles will rise by $8 …

SA budget: Return to surplus of $406 million by 2015-16 promised by Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis
10 years, 9 months ago

SA budget: Return to surplus of $406 million by 2015-16 promised by Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis

ABC  

Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis will deliver his first budget for the South Australian Government today, outlining a plan to achieve a surplus of $406 million by 2015-16. Media and interest groups lock-ups will be held this Thursday, before Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis gets to his feet in the Parliament to deliver the budget after 3:00pm. Mr Koutsantonis says his first budget will …

South Australia budget: Treasurer under pressure on 2015-16 surplus promise
10 years, 9 months ago

South Australia budget: Treasurer under pressure on 2015-16 surplus promise

ABC  

Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis is refusing to say if the South Australian budget will show a return to surplus within two years, as promised. Liberal treasury spokesman Rob Lucas says of federal budget cuts: "We accept that there'll be some impact". "History has shown they've promised surpluses for the past six or seven years and they've delivered six out of seven …

South Australia budget to compensate pensioners for federal cuts
10 years, 9 months ago

South Australia budget to compensate pensioners for federal cuts

ABC  

The South Australian Government says it will ensure pensioners keep their transport and utility concessions despite cuts announced in the federal budget recently. Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis says his state budget, to be delivered on Thursday, will ensure pensioners do not suffer. Local Government Association president David O'Loughlin says the concessions, including on council rates for pensioners, are a vital part …

Disappointment in SA as federal drought funding reduced
11 years, 4 months ago

Disappointment in SA as federal drought funding reduced

ABC  

Primary industry groups have been assessing the impact of cuts to federal drought assistance for South Australia. Assistance for South Australian farmers will be reduced by $5 million per year for the next two years, to $25 million per year. "It really does reflect the spread of farmers and conditions, but at least we've still got that $25 million a …

South Australian budget deficit hits record $1.3 billion
11 years, 9 months ago

South Australian budget deficit hits record $1.3 billion

ABC  

South Australian Premier and Treasurer Jay Weatherill has revealed a record state budget deficit of $1.314 billion for the financial year, a rise of $146 million on the previous forecast. He said he would not speed toward a budget surplus with deeper cuts because "the economy can't stand it and people can't stand it". "We're very pleased to see the …

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