AustraliaABC News & HeadlinesUncomfortable questions over golf course upgrade show risks of Malinauskas’s gamble
Questions are mounting over how SA's Malinauskas government awarded a $45m golf course redesign contract to Greg Norman's firm without an open tender.
The Malinauskas government has made a virtue of its willingness to take risks and do things differently, but could that strategy be about to become unstuck?
South Australia's Malinauskas government is facing scrutiny over how it awarded the North Adelaide Golf Course redesign contract to Greg Norman's firm.
The auditor-general found 14 consultant contracts were each valued at exactly $55,000, the threshold above which additional procurement scrutiny kicks in.
Political opponents are now pushing harder on the no-tender deal, putting pressure on the premier's signature strategy of doing things differently.
The auditor-general found 14 consultant contracts were each capped at $55,000, the exact threshold that triggers extra scrutiny if exceeded, raising procurement concerns.
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