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19 Jan 05:45am

Filed under: Cycling, Disclosure, Lance Armstrong, Mike Rann, Tour Down Under

Taxpayers deserve to know what they’re forking out to sporting stars.

In South Australia, Premier Mike Rann - despite his reputation as a master of spin - has made a poor judgment when it comes to not disclosing how much Lance Armstrong is paid to appear at the Tour Down Under.

The State Government has continually refused to say how much it has paid the seven-time Tour de France winner to appear at the TDU, even claiming the information was commercial in confidence, thus putting the details out of the reach of freedom of information requests.

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Shawn says:

09:45pm | 23/03/12

Governments are always averse to revealing such spending as it will draw flak from commenters, but what they don’t realize is that people are going to speculate and make matters worse if they stuck to their silent stance. Read more »
Nathan says:

01:47pm | 20/01/11

Tony, maybe you should visit other parts of town instead of just glancing out your window. Over the past few days Rundle Mall and Rundle St have been filled with tourists. And there’s a very noticeable increase in the number of people carrying maps of the city on the city… Read more »

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