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Data Wrap – 21 July 2017

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Michael O'Neil

Labour Force
Yesterday, ABS released the latest labour force estimates for June 2017. South Australia’s trend jobless rate, while still the highest in the nation, has declined from 7.8 per cent in June 2015 (67,900 persons) to 7.0 per cent in June 2017 (61,300).  The participation rate has been stable at 62.4 per cent over the […]

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Further evidence that responsible gambling policy changes fail the “do no harm” test

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Michael O'Neil

In protecting the most vulnerable with respect to gambling I wrote the paper “Stop: Wrong Way Go Back” where I argued against an amendment to permit access to EFTPOS in gaming areas in South Australia. I made the point that South Australia is the only State/Territory to allow access to cash in a gaming area […]

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