Opinion
The actions of state governments in tackling the spread of coronavirus within their borders have reset the state-federal balance for the national good. How they chart a path out of the crisis is the next challenge, writes Noah Shultz-Byard.
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Treasurer Rob Lucas says higher-than-expected payroll tax revenue, bequests to the Art Gallery of South Australia and proceeds from a legal dispute involving the Royal Adelaide Hospital are among the “windfalls” that have delivered a budget surplus of $289 million – nearly $50 million more than originally forecast.
The prison officers union is demanding access to confidential details of a benchmarking program used to identify potential job cuts in SA prisons.
The State Government could save South Australian businesses more than $20 million a year by improving its own tendering system for government contracts, a study has found.
Housing needs for Aboriginal South Australians will be the focus of a new Aboriginal advisory committee announced by the State Government.
The operator of the government-owned Entertainment Centre and Coopers Stadium will meet with Infrastructure SA tomorrow to discuss “future infrastructure needs” as it progresses plans to build a major new city arena over the Adelaide railyards – which would prompt the sell-off of its existing assets.
