Nick Reade and Jayne Flaherty when they worked together at Bank SA.

News

Getting the bank back together

The state’s most senior bureaucrat has appointed a former confidant from his Bank SA days to a senior role in the Premier’s Department as he embarks on a broader overhaul.

News

Bank boss to become SA's top bureaucrat as Marshall's man departs

The head of Bank SA, Nick Reade, will become the state’s most powerful bureaucrat when he takes the reins at the Department of Premier and Cabinet, with Steven Marshall’s hand-picked CEO Jim McDowell set to return to his “natural habitat” in the private sector – after being effectively headhunted by the Government’s own Chief Entrepreneur.

Local

Record low SA consumer confidence as job, cost pressures bite

Rising household costs, job insecurity and “weakened state pride” are among the factors which have led to a leading economic index recording its lowest ever rate of SA consumer confidence since being launched in 1997.

Local

Inquiry call as bank boss warns land tax reform will reap "well north" of $40 million

A prominent member of the Premier’s hand-picked economic advisory council believes the Marshall Government’s land tax aggregation windfall will be “well north” of its budgeted $40 million, as an outgoing member of the Renewal SA board warns the cash grab will “devastate” the local property market.

Analysis

Whatever happened to that Bank SA “hub”? Another day in the spin cycle

BankSA has been spruiking its job creation credentials lately, but what became of that “process automation hub” it was forced to “put on hold” at the height of the 2017 bank tax debate?