House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Stuart O'grady STUART O'GRADY Ms CHAPMAN House of Assembly Bragg Deputy Leader of the Opposition STUART O'GRADY Ms CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:30): My question is to the Premier. Is it correct that the two-year $44,000 contract with Stuart O'Grady was never recommended by the former department of trade and economic development but was rather a decision taken by the former premier or the cabinet? The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL House of Assembly Mawson Minister for Tourism Minister for Recreation and Sport STUART O'GRADY The Hon. L.W.K. BIGNELL (Mawson—Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport) (14:31): Yes, there was a contract with Stuart O'Grady to promote South Australia. That contract went from 1 July 2008 to 1 July 2010. The payment was $5,000 per quarter, exclusive of GST, for a total of $44,000, once you include the GST. I was not the minister responsible at the time, and I am not sure what discussions were had around the contract, but Stuart was engaged to promote South Australia throughout Europe—one of the best-known South Australians living in Europe at the time. So, the South Australian government took him on board as an ambassador for South Australia to sell South Australia throughout Europe.