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What price eggs?
The Doctor uncovers the peculiar history of egg regulation in South Australia in the latest episode of our series which explores the laws and regulations that are confronting business and constraining the local economy.
The shopping conundrum
In this week鈥檚 edition of our Dr Who series, The Doctor explores the never-ending saga of shopping regulation in South Australia.
Business cost savings on state government contracts
South Australian businesses could save more than $20 million a year on tendering for State Government contracts if the procurement process was streamlined and improved, according to Visiting Research Fellow, Darryl Gobbett from the 成人大片鈥檚 South Australian Centre for Economic Studies (SACES).
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Why should we pay for roads?
In this week鈥檚 edition of our current Dr Who series, The Doctor explores the historical context of rules and regulations in respect of South Australia鈥檚 roads.
Skirting the regulations
If you missed the first episode of our Doctor Who series last week鈥.The Doctor will appear on the SACES blog in coming weeks as we take a light-hearted but incisive look at the policies and politics of the past fifty years.聽So, sit back and enjoy the聽ride, and feel free to join聽the conversation with comments on the blog.
Adelaide's golden mile
Who better to comment on SA鈥檚 regulatory environment?聽Doctor Who has been travelling聽through space and time for more than half a century since the start of the BBC television series of the same name in 1963. The much-loved Time Lord has had many guises, most recently played by Jodie Whittaker.聽
May 2019 Economic seminar and luncheon 鈥 rethinking strategies for growth
The South Australian Government has made a 鈥減romising鈥 start to the micro-economic reform that will underpin economic growth, according to Steven Joyce, the author of a major report on the State鈥檚 public sector institutions and functions.
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Data wrap - employment levels improve as inflation slows
In today鈥檚 Data Wrap we review the latest statistical releases for South Australia in respect of the labour market, price inflation for the local government and household sectors, and wages growth.
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Better working conditions delay retirement, but tiredness after work remains a major obstacle to working in later life
Extending the working lives of Australians has long been discussed but two studies involving the SA Centre for Economic Studies (SACES) have produced some interesting European perspectives on the subject.
Drop the dole bludger tag, increase newstart
The unemployment benefit, Newstart, has not increased in real terms since 1994, nearly 25 years ago. But the genesis of this entrenched inequity occurred two decades earlier when Victorian (Liberal) Premier, Rupert Hamer, urged governments to 鈥渢ighten controls against bludgers on unemployment benefit鈥.
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