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Small venues initiative provides economic boost and blueprint for undertaking reforms

The State Government's small license initiative has revitalised Adelaide's CBD, help change drinking culture, supported the creation of at least 1,250 jobs and provides a case study in how to cut through bureaucratic inertia, the first research report released on behalf of the SACES Independent Research Fund reveals.
Report: ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ should learn from global hydrogen focus

Countries around the world are now making rapid advances in hydrogen energy technologies and strategy – and ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ has much to learn from their experience, according to the authors of a new report by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
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Betting operations tax revenue options

Department of Treasury and Finance has released a report prepared by SACES regarding the revenue impacts of the Betting Operations Tax (BOT).Â
Global and national slow down affecting SA economy

In their latest Economic Briefing Report ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide economists from SACES are predicting that South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s economic performance will continue to be affected by slowdowns round the country and overseas, as well as weakening employment growth and household spending.
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Recent trends in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n manufacturing

In this excerpt, taken from the Centre’s upcoming June Economic Briefing Report, we briefly review recent sectoral trends in employment for the manufacturing industry
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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 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns has long been discussed but two studies involving the SA Centre for Economic Studies (SACES) have produced some interesting European perspectives on the subject.
Social and economic costs of alcohol in the NT

The costs of alcohol to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n community from alcohol misuse are substantial, nowhere more so than in the Northern Territory, where per capital alcohol sales are well above the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n average.
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Independent review of the South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n GM food crop moratorium

A moratorium on the production and transportation of genetically modified (GM) food crops in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ has been in place since 2013, and is currently scheduled to continue to 2025.
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New SACES fund boosts relevant research

The SA Centre for Economic Studies (SACES) will further strengthen its contribution to public policy development in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ with the establishment of the Independent Research Fund (IRF).