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Former Renewal SA boss John Hanlon has described as “nonsense” allegations he fraudulently claimed thousands of dollars in travel expenses for personal benefit, as he fronted court for the first time since being charged after a long-running ICAC investigation.
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The Marshall Government has finally parted ways with Renewal SA chief executive John Hanlon, ten months after he went on leave without public explanation.
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Planning Minister Stephan Knoll says it was always his intention to install Renewal SA executive Mark Devine as acting head of the embattled agency after he returned from leave, despite the minister refusing to confirm he was on leave only weeks ago.
Premier Steven Marshall has stonewalled questions about the management of the state’s urban development agency Renewal SA, refusing to confirm the identity of an executive who has suddenly gone on leave or explain the absence of chief executive John Hanlon.
The head of Renewal SA plans to sound out Adelaide City Council’s interest in buying a strip of private land behind Ayers House, which would be used to accommodate a new pedestrian laneway through the historic site, InDaily can reveal.
A pedestrian thoroughfare may be carved through the historic Ayers House site as the Government tries to appease traders concerned about their post-hospital future in the East End.
If the city council forces the Adelaide Festival to remove its concrete pontoon from the River Torrens – as per an original agreement – it would likely end the Palais as a venue, executive director Rob Brookman has warned.
