No surprise there, then.

"Youth exodus bedevils Adelaide's economy"

The only puzzle, surely, is why any young people choose to stay and live in Adelaide at all.

It is however an ideal spot from which to complain about how tough life is, and then hold out the hand for government largesse (i.e. sponge off the rest of us). And that is definitely an old person's game.

But the true death-knell is sounded in this sentence from the article.

"That is why small and medium sized businesses with a highly skilled and educated population to work in them are vital to the future of Adelaide. SME's will drive the new service economy and a key tool will be the new digital network."

This shows a staggering, but unfortunately common, misconception.

The whole point about making ones way in the "digital economy" as far as employment is concerned, is that geography means diddly-squat. It is irrelevant. Show me a young person who would prefer to set up a virtual shop in Norwood, than Fitzroy or Newtown, and I'll show you someone who has lost interest in life far too early. Yet the "digital opportunities" will be completely equivalent.

It's chicken-and-egg, unfortunately. SMEs won't set up in Adelaide because it is unattractive, and Adelaide needs SMEs in order to become attractive.

I don't see an answer, personally. Just let it fade away.