How to stem Adelaide’s youth exodus

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By Leith van Onselen

ABC News last week published an alarmist article on the exodus of young people from South Australia (Adelaide in particular), with the new Liberal Government deeming that “urgent action is needed to address the situation”:

Adelaide’s population would have flatlined last financial year if not for the arrival of overseas migrants…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.