The South Australian Political Landscape

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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Jimmy_041 » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:13 pm

You bewdy, they've finally worked out WorkCover is fu##ed and how to fix it :YMPARTY:
It's such a simple plan, one wonders why it's taken so long :^o
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby cracka » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:16 pm

Jimmy_041 wrote:You bewdy, they've finally worked out WorkCover is fu##ed and how to fix it :YMPARTY:
It's such a simple plan, one wonders why it's taken so long :^o
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Psyber » Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:07 pm

Meanwhile SA makes the national news: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 810040180#
Anger as land sold for 25pc of value.
SARAH MARTIN
THE AUSTRALIAN
JANUARY 25, 2014 12:00AM

THE South Australian Labor government has been accused of short-changing taxpayers after selling a prime piece of industrial land for a quarter of its potential value without going to tender.

The Weekend Australian can reveal that the state government received advice about the value of the former multi-function polis site at Gillman in Adelaide's northern suburbs, before announcing the sale to development consortium Adelaide Capital Partners for $100 million on December 23 last year. ACP, led by former Santos chairman Stephen Gerlach, dealt directly with Premier Jay Weatherill after a proposal was allegedly rejected by the government's development agency, Renewal SA, earlier last year. Following the sale, four of the agency's seven board members resigned.

The 400ha site sold for about $25 a square metre, but the government is understood to have received advice that stated the value of the land would be up to $100 a square metre once "development ready". In order to secure this return for taxpayers, the government would have been required to spend between $80m and $160m, but stood to gain $400m for the land. The government said yesterday it had not received any "independent" advice to that effect.

The controversial land sale has also sparked the ire of industry groups and other developers who wanted to bid for the land. Mr Weatherill yesterday defended meeting the development consortium in June last year, following the consideration of the proposal by the Renewal SA board. "The government is entitled to deal directly with proponents to capitalise on opportunities that are in the state's interest," he said. The Premier said that advice from Renewal SA "confirmed the merit of the proposal".

At the time of the sale, the land was part-way through Renewal SA's master plan process. Theo Maras, one of the Renewal SA board members who resigned immediately following the sale, told The Weekend Australian yesterday that he had been unhappy with the process because of a "lack of competition and lack of transparency". "I was not happy we did not follow . . . the normal and due process of going out to public tender."

Mr Weatherill said the site had not "been the subject of any interest" prior to the sale to ACP, but The Weekend Australian understands several other developers had contacted the government to express interest.

E&A Limited chairman Stephen Young confirmed he wrote to Infrastructure Minister Tom Koutsantonis on November 15, urging the project to go to tender and expressing an interest in the land. "I believe such a large parcel of land should be offered through normal selling processes," he said.
"I actually can't believe that this is not a major scandal."
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby dedja » Sat Jan 25, 2014 6:28 pm

It may be that some sort of corruption activity may be uncovered in the future ... will only occur (the uncovering) under a change of government though.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Jimmy_041 » Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:13 pm

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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Sun Jan 26, 2014 9:59 am

JAY FOR SA
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby southee » Thu Jan 30, 2014 3:36 pm

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:JAY FOR SA


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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Jimmy_041 » Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:39 pm

I love his ad
How long did it take them to teach him to bounce like George from Masterchef?
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Dogwatcher » Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:47 am

Before Christmas, I was told that Jay Weatherill said to a fellow politician "they're trying to knife me".
There was the suggestion Tom Kout was behind it.
However, this looks like how it's going to go down:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nationa ... 6814346716
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby GWW » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:02 am

Talk about a free kick to the Liberals.

The ALP really is clueless with their internal management. So that would put them on a par with the Libs.

The whole Gillard/Rudd thing at a Federal level would appear to have taught them nothing.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:09 am

just saw adelaidenow

Jay will step down in Farrell is pre-selected

I say pre-select him and get rid of this moron in charge who wasn't going down the announce and defend path as his predecessors, but seems to have......the problem is he doesn't have the media nouse as Rann or even Foley to a lesser extent
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby bennymacca » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:16 am

why does stuff like this ever see the light of day? surely there would be internal jostling for pre-selection etc all the time, but Jay should have it all sorted, it shouldnt be played out in the media.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Dogwatcher » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:50 am

Bye, bye Labor.
And this...whether Weatherill goes, or not, this will make it an even bigger loss.
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:03 am

could it get any bigger????
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:38 am

just heard that Farrell is going for pre-selection
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby Jimmy_041 » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:45 am

From the inside:

Tom Koutsantonis is knee deep in this with his mate Peter Malinauskas
Farrell in / Weatherill out
Koutsantonis = Leader of Labor Party SA

"Now, this is how its gonna be Jay"

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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby woodublieve12 » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:48 am

Jimmy_041 wrote:From the inside:

Tom Koutsantonis is knee deep in this with his mate Peter Malinauskas
Farrell in / Weatherill out
Koutsantonis = Leader of Labor Party SA
"Now, this is how its gonna be Jay"

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we are so ****!!!! The man can barely string a sentence together... surely he can't run the state!!!
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:49 am

oh can you hear it now

I don't know how many of you fellow learned posters have heard Tommy K on the radio with a member of the opposition, he just is an angry man.

and he the fact he gets so angry, any positive point supporting his view, just gets overlooked by the tone of his voice

imagine him as leader of the opposition..................labor will be in opposition for a long long time
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:57 am

abc24

now

donny boy is on
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Re: The South Australian Political Landscape

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:58 am

Donny isn't going to take O'briens spot
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