Bernard Salt

Bernard Salt is widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading social commentators by business, the media and the broader community. He is the Managing Director of The Demographics Group, and he writes weekly columns for The Australian that deal with social, generational and demographic matters.

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CommentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

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What if Hobart was our greatest city?

‘What if Australia rotated?’ is one of my favourite idle musings. In this alternate world, Tasmania’s capital could have usurped Sydney and Canberra.

Bernard Salt

CommentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

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Is this company clean, green, ethical? Gen Z want more than just pay

We’re shaped by our times. Those who lived through the Great Depression carried scars. Boomers, Xers and Millennials benefited from prosperity. Now, Gen Z want something more from their work.

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demographicsProperty

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Get ready for the great home inheritance avalanche

It is only a matter of time before older Australians die off en masse and begin to bequeath their homes to their millennial children.

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CommentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

Miss Beach Girl Quest 1975 - Take a look at this lovely beach girl trio - their three figures certainly add up to a prize number. Madeleine McRae (centre), 21, of Glenalta, is just the girl to get you thinking. She has just returned from a world trip - and meditation and natropathy are right up her alley. Or perhaps sport is your scene. Yvette Wrobel (left), 18, of Seaview Downs, is the girl for you, she is a marching girl and karate fan. And who ouldn't want to go back to school for Patrice Newell, 18, of Kurralta Park, who hopes to become a student teacher. She was on her way to Darwin to start Nursing when Cyclone Tracy changed her plans last week. All three girls were winners of the Channel 9 Beach Girl Quest held at Glenelg last week. And today more beauties will line-up at West Beach. Nine coastal beaches will be visited in the search for Miss South Australian Beach Girl, who will win a P & O Pacific cruise valued at more than $1,200 04 Jan 1975.

The 70s were a game-changer for Australia

We threw off the shackles of the Great Depression and WWII. Medibank, fee-free tertiary education, Bankcard and colour TV all surfaced. And we travelled to places we’d never seen before.

Bernard Salt

CommentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos. 16th August 2023[L-R] Exited fans at the Vic on the Park HotelÃ‰.3. Kimberly van der Wulp of Holland and Mina Brandt of GermanyPicture: NCA NewsWire/ Brendan Read

Mate, whatever happened to our lingo?

G’day, mate and mum are on the way out, with Americanisms like bro, guy and mom growing in popularity. Should we be content to go with the change?

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CommentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

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Barbie a defining film for our time

What does the success of this blockbuster say about a unique post-pandemic time in history. I see the Hollywood hit as a social marker for the future.

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EMBARGO FOR TWAM 12 SEP 2020 FEE APPLIESCanberra, Australia, 12 June 2016. From Mount Ainslie, it a strategic position to enjoy the sunset over Canberra city and the Brindabella hills. Pic : Getty Imaghes

The numbers that prove the Canberra bubble is real

Home to a remarkable portion of the nation’s top earners, Middle Australia is barely represented at all in the ACT. So where is its ground zero? | MAP, FULL LIST

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CommentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

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Churches no more: how wealthy’s priorities have changed

In the past, the nation’s rich and recently departed would often bequeath funds for a memorial church. But in 2023, where are they leaving their wealth?

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PROPERTYProperty

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The pursuit of home ownership across the lifecycle

New data offers fresh insight into the reasons why getting into the Australian housing market is tougher in some cities than in others.

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How to be heard and win an argument

Getting your point across these days can be difficult. But my career in the media and consulting has taught me how to cut through.

Bernard Salt

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