One swallow does not a summer make: politics and the interpretation of ABS migration data in South Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
One swallow does not a summer make: politics and the interpretation of ABS migration data in South Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Author(s): Garry Goddard, Adam Graycar, Romy Wasserman, George Tan
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Health and medicine and law, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: One swallow does not a summer make; politics; interpretation of ABS migration; South Australia; COVID-19; pandemic;
Summary/Abstract: In Australia interstate migration is highly competitive and politically contentious, and thus measurement is important. This paper examines the political use of official – Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – migration statistics in the State of South Australia (SA) during the COVID-19 pandemic, where a (small) reversal in long-term interstate migration trends has occurred.

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