SA's corruption watchdog claims the Premier rebuked him in private for releasing a report into potential corruption in the state's public health system.
SA's corruption watchdog claims Premier Steven Marshall privately rebuked him for releasing a report into potential health department corruption, despite Mr Marshall telling Parliament he found the report"extraordinarily helpful".
last week outlining his concerns that SA Health was at risk of corruption, misconduct and maladministration.However, Mr Lander said during a private meeting on Friday, the Premier"forcefully" expressed"dissatisfaction" at the report's release. "He said that the report had put back the chances of correcting the problems in health … I think he meant that the report was inflammatory.
A spokesperson for the Premier said he and the commissioner regularly spoke and the State Government appreciated his input.
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