Premier Peter Malinauskas says he hasn’t read the full business case for the agreed merger of the universities of Adelaide and South Australia he pushed for, despite committing nearly $450m in taxpayer funds.
The Malinauskas Government – which strongly backed amalgamation and would have re-established a merger commission of inquiry had the universities not “voluntarily” approved it – has committed $445.5m to support the merger via perpetual investment funds, land purchases and $30m for measures attract international students.