Coober Pedy

Opinion

"God this looks like Gillman 2"

A deal designed in offices in the city and negotiated largely between several layers of government and corporate executives looks set to bring down a tiny local council. David Washington asks whether an Ombudsman’s investigation into serious maladministration has left some of the biggest questions unanswered.

Local

Finally, a small piece of Gillman sells

Four years after the first announcement of its disastrous land deal – and 10 months since it collapsed – the State Government has finally reached terms for the sale of its ill-fated Gillman site – or at least 20 hectares of it.

Opinion

SA's big bang theory: lessons from inside the MFP

South Australia loves a big, taxpayer-funded, get-rich-quick scheme, writes economics commentator Richard Blandy. He should know: he was once conscripted by the government to do the numbers on the mythical Multifunction Polis.

News

State Govt still sitting on Gillman offers

The State Government is still pondering five offers to develop its contentious industrial land at Gillman, five months after the closing date for expressions of interest.

Local

State Govt sidesteps post-Gillman rules on unsolicited bids

The State Government has revealed it exempted a multi-million-dollar outback power deal from its “unsolicited bid” guidelines, which were introduced after the Gillman land debacle to restore transparency and certainty.