OPINION: Population growth and greater density can be done well

The Committee for Adelaide has long advocated that growing our population is critical to meeting current and future workforce needs, accelerating long-term and sustainable economic growth, and remaining a vibrant and attractive place to live. Read our Chief Executive Sam Dighton’s latest opinion piece on the issue.
SA ZERO: Climate Transition Action Plans workshop

Our SA ZERO members and stakeholders gathered on 17 September for a workshop which focussed on promoting best practices for integrating holistic thinking into organisational and regional climate transition strategies, fostering collaboration towards a low-carbon future in South Australia that also empowers our communities.
OPINION: Industry leadership critical to South Australia’s future

South Australia is at a pivotal time in its history. But there is work to do to foster innovation, speed-up decision making, attract talent and unlock private-sector investment. Read our Chief Executive Sam Dighton’s latest opinion piece focuses on industry leadership being critical to South Australia’s future.
SA ZERO: Sustainable Development Career Event

On 20 August, members from our SA ZERO cluster presented at Adelaide Business School’s Sustainable Development Career Event.
OPINION: Knowledge-sharing critical to meeting Net Zero targets

In this opinion piece, our Chief Executive Sam Dighton explains why knowledge-sharing is critical to meeting Net Zero targets and how our SA ZERO program is achieving this.
OPINION: Adelaide University is more than just a change in name and logo

Our Chief Executive Sam Dighton shares his thoughts on the recent launch of the new Adelaide University.
SA ZERO Workshop at Flinders Port Holdings

Flinders Port Holdings (FPH), one of the founding members of SA ZERO, welcomed the SA ZERO cluster members to their Port Adelaide offices for our bi-monthly member workshop in July.
5 Actions to Attract and Retain South Australia’s Future Workforce

The Committee’s ‘5 Actions to Attract and Retain South Australia’s Future Workforce’ sets out new and existing strategies to position Adelaide, South Australia as a destination of choice for skilled workers and future talent.
Position on the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024

Following the release of the Federal Government’s Draft International Education and Skills Strategic Framework, Committee for Adelaide CEO Sam Dighton has written to the Federal Minister for Education, the Hon Jason Clare MP, and other relevant Federal MPs, to express our concerns regarding the recent proposal to place a cap on international students.
OPINION: South Australia’s global race for talent

Despite the cooler weather, Adelaide is sweating it out in a global race for talent, with workforce shortages continuing to be felt across the board and across most industries, writes our Chief Executive Sam Dighton in his latest opinion piece.