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Five years after the announcement that Holden would end car manufacturing in Australia, the closure of the company’s Elizabeth plant continues to take a heavy toll on some former workers and their families.
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South Australia’s unemployment rate rose slightly in January, despite an increase in full-time jobs.
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UPDATED | South Australia’s unemployment rate has increased in the wake of the closure of Holden’s Elizabeth factory.
UPDATED | The base-level fully-imported Holden Commodore will be cheaper than the locally-produced car it replaces, with the company releasing prices for the 2018 range.
South Australia’s jobless rate was unchanged in October, however the figures were gathered before the closure of Holden last month.
In 1948, when the first locally-built Holden rolled off the production line, Prime Minister Ben Chifley declared “she’s a beauty”.
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