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The importance of language, literacy and numeracy skills from an economic, social, labour market, government and citizenship perspective
The Centre’s Executive Director, Assoc Professor Michael O’Neil, presented this paper to the Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program (LLNP) National Provider Forum, Melbourne (8-9 June).
Given the findings of the ABS/OECD international survey on language, literacy and numeracy – in South Australia some 480,000 adults of working age have prose literacy […]
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Problem gamblers and the role of the financial sector
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs recently published an Occasional Paper prepared by the SA Centre for Economic Studies on problem gamblers and the role of the financial sector.
The focus of the paper is to ascertain the behaviour of problem gamblers in Australia with regards to accessing funds, particularly from joint […]
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Issues Paper – Banking Competition: The Rhetoric and the Reality
In an Issues Paper distributed to Corporate members in May 2011, author Dr Penny Neal considers competition in the banking sector, recent consolidation in the banking sector and implications for customers and appropriate policy responses to drive competition in the banking sector.
The decision by the major Australian banks to raise home loan interest rates by […]
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Gary Bank’s Presentation on Gambling Now Available
At a Luncheon Seminar for Corporate Members in late March 2011, Mr Gary Banks, AO, Chairman of the Productivity Commission, gave a speech on evidence and public policy in respect of gambling. A copy of Mr Bank’s speech is now available for download.
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Luncheon Seminar Featuring Productivity Commission Chairman, Mr Gary Banks AO
The Centre will be holding a Luncheon Seminar for Corporate Members on Wednesday, 30th March 2011, featuring guest speaker Mr Gary Banks, AO, Chairman, Productivity Commission. The topic of the seminar is ‘Evidence and public policy: the case of gambling’.
Gary Banks has been Chairman of the Productivity Commission since its inception in 1998, having […]
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