The South Australian government has been accused of wasting taxpayer money on a new “spin doctor” but the state's premier claims the new position was meant to be a public sector saving measure.
Peter Malinauskas says the salary range of up to $429,104 didn't reflect the wage that was to be paid.The SA government has pulled a job advertisement offering up to $430,000 for an executive to manage public advertising campaigns.
A job ad for an Executive Director of the Government Advertising and Insights Hub was posted on the Department of Premier and Cabinet careers portal with a salary range of between $257,462 and $429,104. "The first I learned of this person being paid over $400,000 or the potential of them getting paid over $400,000 was in Question Time ," Mr Malinauskas told ABC Radio Adelaide on Wednesday morning.
Mr Malinauskas argued the position was aimed at saving public money by consolidating the advertising units of other government departments into a single unit. The premier says the government spends between $30m and $40m a year on advertising, such as this campaign in Melbourne spruiking the benefits of doing business in South Australia."Someone needs to be in charge of making sure that's done in the most effective and efficient and coordinated way.
The most recent figures from June show the premier's chief of staff, John Bistrovic, is paid a salary of $225,225, while the head of the premier's media unit, Adam Todd, earns $190,365.
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