YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT

The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (15:00): My question is to the Minister responsible for the Office of the Northern Suburbs. Does the minister agree with the Premier's comments yesterday that the Northern Adelaide youth unemployment rate of 43 per cent is 'an almost meaningless statistic'?

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Disabilities, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers) (15:00): I would like to thank the member for his question. I would entirely agree with the Premier: the figure generally used to assess the unemployment rate is not the basis which the member for Davenport has used in his media statements.