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State of South Australia: Trends and Issues: 2005 Edition

The first edition of State of South Australia: Trends and Issues provides an overview of social, economic and cultural trends and policy issues of concern to South Australia. It aims to provide inspiration for the development of new policies and strategies designed to improve the lives of South Australians and the environment we live in.

State of South Australia is edited by Associate Professor John Spoehr, Executive Director, Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide and is published by Wakefield Press.

State of South Australia - 2005 Edition Contents

State of South Australia Conference 2005

State of South Australia - 2005 Edition Contents

Chapter	Contributor
Preface	Associate Professor John Spoehr Executive Director, Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide.
Economy	Dr Frank Gelber Forecaster, focusing on the dynamics of behaviour and investment markets.
Population	Professor Graeme Hugo Federation Fellow, Professor of the Department of Geographical and Environmental Studies and Director of the National Centre for Social Applications of Geographical Information Systems, University of Adelaide.
Income and Wealth	Dr Peter Travers has written extensively on living standards in Australia and New Zealand.
South Australian Regions	Dr Peter Brain Executive Director, National Institute of Economic and Industry Research.
Indigenous Issues	Dr Jane Robbins Senior lecturer in the School of Political & International Studies and Associate Head Academic, Faculty of Social Sciences, Flinders University.
Public Sector Workforce	Associate Professor John Spoehr Executive Director, Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide. Dr Steven Barrett PhD Scholar in the School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide.
Politics	Dr Clement Macintyre Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Adelaide.
Employment and Workforce Development	Associate Professor John Spoehr Executive Director, Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide. Dr Steven Barrett PhD Scholar in the School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide.
Gender-Responsive Policy	Dr Rhonda Sharp Professor of economics, University of South Australia. Dr Ray Broomhill Adjunct Associate Professor of Labour Studies, Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide.
Education	Mr Pat Wright Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Labour Studies and Director of the Centre for Labour Research in the Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide. Jenny Czernezkyj PhD Scholar within the Discipline of Gender and Labour Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Adelaide.
Environment	Dr Andrew Lothian Consultant, Environmental Policy Solutions
Housing	Dr Lionel Orchard Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Flinders Institute of Public Policy and Management, Flinders University. Dr Kathy Arthurson Senior Research Fellow, University of South Australia.
Health in South Australia	Mr John Glover Director, Public Health Information Development Unit, University of Adelaide. Dr Diana Hetzel Senior Researcher, Public Health Information Development Unit, University of Adelaide.
Community Services	Dr Lou Wilson Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Labour Research, University of Adelaide. Keri Chiveralls PhD Scholar in the School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide.
Law and Order	Dr John Williams Reader in Law , Australian National University.
The Arts	Dr Josephine Caust Associate Professor (Arts and Cultural Management), University of South Australia and managing editor of the research journal, The Asia Pacific Journal of Arts and Cultural Management.
	Damon Roast Research Economist with BIS Shrapnel

State of South Australia Conference 2005

Held on Thursday 23 June at the National Wine Centre, the State of South Australia Conference featured the following presentations:

Presenter	Position	Chapter
Associate Professor John Spoehr	Executive Director, Australian Institute for Social Research, University of Adelaide	Introduction and overview
Professor Graeme Hugo	Federation Fellow, University of Adelaide	State of the Population
Dr Peter Brain	Executive Director, National Institute of Economic and Industry Research	State of the Regions
Mr John Glover	Director, Public Health Information Development Unit, University of Adelaide	State of Health
Dr Di Hetzel	Senior Researcher, Public Health Information Development Unit, University of Adelaide	State of Health
Dr Lionel Orchard	Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Flinders Institute of Public Policy and Management, Flinders University	State of Housing
Dr Andrew Lothian	Environmental Policy Solutions, Adelaide	State of the Environment