The South Australian government has launched a $12.3 million program to capitalise on a growing momentum in the state’s population and economy by encouraging international expats to return home.
According to The Advertiser, one of these expats is 30-year-old investment manager, Jake Kantilaftas, and his internal auditor fiancee, Anneliese Pedler, 29.
For the past six years, Kantilaftas has lived all over the world – starting in San Francisco, before moving to New York, Sydney and then Melbourne. He said Adelaide’s job market has measurably improved.
“Being in all those cities made me appreciate how great a city Adelaide is to live in. Although they’re wonderful cities, the amenity of living in Adelaide is still world class by comparison,” Kantilaftas told the newspaper.
After losing 6071 people from March 2017 to December 2017 quarter, South Australia has recorded a net gain of 963 people in the year to March quarter 2021, according to government figures.
Premier Steven Marshall said “people from throughout Australia are recognising that our state truly is the land of opportunity.”
Source: The Advertiser.
