Canberra thinks differently to Australia – that’s a problem
How can a workforce without exposure to the lives of everyday Australians make truly informed decisions about this same community?
How can a workforce without exposure to the lives of everyday Australians make truly informed decisions about this same community?
My message to kids is to speak up: ask grandparents whatever you want to know. And to grandparents: your job is to instil endless wonder, curiosity and awe in your stories.
The nation is on the cusp of a new era – and our rising population will drive us there.
A referendum is a lot like a census. This past one shows us we need to work harder to ensure that we include the opinions and the thinking of Middle Australia going forward.
You are cruising through life on the late 40s highway – dealing with work, teenagers, mortgage – when it occurs to you that ‘understanding super’ is something maybe you should be across.
This idea of organising work around life rather than life around work has taken off. But remote working has exposed a bigger issue.
We are a nation of 30-year-old managerial Millennials, 44-year-olds busily going to Bunnings and ageing baby boomers that should beware the winter months of potential funerals.
They need empathy and maturity to know precisely when to push and when to parry. Some call this the ability to “read the room”. But, how do you acquire it?
This is perhaps the most compelling demographic chart I have seen. In this era, we got the housing balance right. What did Australia look like then, and what are the implications for the future?
Being old is limiting only if you allow it to be so. While improved expectancy does give more years at the tail end of life, what really matters is what you do with that time.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/bernard-salt/page/12