Holden staff embrace as the last vehicle rolls off the production line at Elizabeth. Photo: Supplied by Holden via AAP

Opinion

The fall of the Australian working class

Australia’s working class faces a bleak future but their plight barely registers in the leafy suburbs, argues Malcolm King.

News

SA rating system to target local jobs growth

A new product rating system for businesses operating in South Australia will be rolled out today following a rise in small business confidence in the state.

News

SA takes back Violet Crumble from Victoria, again

The Violet Crumble will once-again be manufactured in Adelaide after Nestlé offloaded the honeycomb chocolate bar to FruChocs-maker Robern Menz.

Local

Sun sets on car industry as workers seek a new dawn

Most of the workers who left their jobs at Holden’s Elizabeth plant have now found new work elsewhere, the company has revealed, as the era of Australian car-making ends with the factory’s official closure today.

Opinion

Federal Govt keeps backing the wrong horse

Current government policy penalises the sector of the economy where there is the largest proportion of existing employment and the best prospects for future growth, argues John Wanna.