Re: The South Australian Political Landscape
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 2:56 pm
Booney wrote:Darlington, water pipes behind the sliding wall not connected.
Booney wrote:Darlington, water pipes behind the sliding wall not connected.
Booney wrote:SA Libs confirm they're selling off the tram and train services. Can anyone remember what happened to them when they privatized everything at their last go? Me too. Goodbye, muppets, thanks for ******* things up further.
________________________________________________
The South Australian Government has revealed plans to privatise the operation of Adelaide's train and tram services.
It says it will still own and control "rail assets", including trains, trams, tracks and stations, and will continue to set the fare price for travel.
Transport Minister Stephan Knoll said Adelaide's public transport network was underperforming, with one of the lowest patronage levels in the country.
He said the new model would deliver more efficient services.
"We know that public transport patronage growth has stalled, and customers want a better level of services than is currently provided — and the Marshall Government agrees with our customers."
Bus services were privatised in the year 2000, by then Liberal premier John Olsen.
Mr Knoll said service frequency would be guaranteed and service standards would increase under the new model.
"We will be able to deliver more efficient services so we can reinvest back into the network to provide better services," he said.
DOC wrote:Political analyst on ABC radio, Prof ????? said he should be gone. Clear breach of ministerial code of conduct and monumentally stupid.
However he said he would not resign, Marshall unlikely to sack so move on.
Now, if he leaked to a journo......
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:DOC wrote:Political analyst on ABC radio, Prof ????? said he should be gone. Clear breach of ministerial code of conduct and monumentally stupid.
However he said he would not resign, Marshall unlikely to sack so move on.
Now, if he leaked to a journo......
Dean Jaensch???
Heard Wade yesterday and again this morning on radio....
He went to Stephen Conroys school of mumbling
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:DOC wrote:Political analyst on ABC radio, Prof ????? said he should be gone. Clear breach of ministerial code of conduct and monumentally stupid.
However he said he would not resign, Marshall unlikely to sack so move on.
Now, if he leaked to a journo......
Dean Jaensch???
Heard Wade yesterday and again this morning on radio....
He went to Stephen Conroys school of mumbling
Victoria are always prone to Blackout over summer. You recall that SA just had a summer with some of the hottest days on record and the lights stayed on expect for local failures on equipment. Which is actually one of the biggest concerns in SA in that old crap shitting itself.Jimmy_041 wrote:Good luck SA if DPRV are now looking at black outs over summer
Victoria prone to blackouts this summer as grid wilts
http://www.afr.com/business/energy/vict ... 52jea?btis
stan wrote:Are the libs imploding?
Magellan wrote:I get there are people out there, particularly liberals, who oppose the Marshall government's land tax reforms on the basis it's anti-liberal and a threat to the economy.
However, I'm not sure starting up a political party in protest, called the "True Liberals," is the way to get what you want.
https://indaily.com.au/news/local/2019/08/28/land-tax-rebels-tell-libs-see-you-in-court/
Psyber wrote:Magellan wrote:I get there are people out there, particularly liberals, who oppose the Marshall government's land tax reforms on the basis it's anti-liberal and a threat to the economy.
However, I'm not sure starting up a political party in protest, called the "True Liberals," is the way to get what you want.
https://indaily.com.au/news/local/2019/08/28/land-tax-rebels-tell-libs-see-you-in-court/
My only objection to the proposal to revise the application of land tax is applying it retrospectively, apart from perhaps being concerned about how rapidly the tax rises with increasing holdings. The big investors can probably cope with the restrospectivity, or a significantly higher total rate, but I'm concerned about those whose major provision for their retirement has been property investment accumulated over many years under the old rules. One I know was a technician doing regional geographical survey work in the SA public service who had poured everything he had into that as his superannuation plan.
The other thing that irritates me is the dishonesty implicit in coming up with the idea after the election. It smacks of another piece of dishonesty that is rife - disguised Land Tax on the primary residence disguised as "supply charges" - charges that vary with the value of the property are taxes not "supply charges".