Bureaucratic bloodbath as Govt guts trade agency

EXCLUSIVE | At least half a dozen senior executives could be out the door amid deep cuts and a structural shakeup at the State Government agency that sells South Australia to the world, in what looms as the biggest public service cull since the state election.

Another public service shakeup as Investment supremo moves on

The Marshall Government is on the hunt for another chief executive with the departure of another top bureaucrat.

Premier Jay Weatherill arriving at PrimeQ today. Photo: AAP/Tracey Nearmy

Investment Attraction agency funding to double under Labor

Labor has promised to boost Investment Attraction South Australia’s funding to $130 million if it wins the March 17 election.

State Govt pushes economic "good news" at mushroom expansion

The State Government has given $1.8 million to one of Australia’s biggest horticultural companies to help it expand its mushroom-growing facility at Monarto, in a move expected to create 200 ongoing jobs.

Investment attraction chief slams insular Adelaide's "pissant" bylaws

The deputy chairman of the Weatherill Government’s Economic Development Board and head of the state’s Investment Attraction Agency has railed against Adelaide’s culture of conservatism, arguing “tall poppy syndrome is alive and well” and slamming “pissant bylaws” symptomatic of a “nanny state” mentality.

Govt showcases investment agency, but where's the board?

The State Government will today showcase its new Investment Attraction Agency – rebadged as Investment Attraction South Australia – highlighting a “bold new direction for trade and investment” under a unique board structure “chaired by eminent businessman Rob Chapman”.