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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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The answer to our dry land’s problem

I HAVE a brilliant idea for water management in Australia. What this dry continent needs is a way of storing and reticulating water to vast numbers of people in cities.

DEMOGRAPHER: Bernard Salt

Prestige Property

Longtime rivals in residence

I HAVE had it up to here with Sydney. Sydney is the biggest. Sydney is the richest. Sydney is the prettiest. Sydney thinks it’s oh so la-de-dah.

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Prestige Property

Diversity spreads the choy

AUSTRALIA has profoundly changed as a consequence of 60 years of Mediterranean migration.

Bernard Salt

Talking ’bout my generation

I HAVE always been fascinated by a concept known to palaeontologists as the Cambrian explosion.

Bernard Salt

Pollies on short-term survival

I HAVE a theory about modern-day politicians. I suspect they regularly run polls on sensitive issues.

DEMOGRAPHER: Bernard Salt

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American graffiti is taking over

YOU know you are middle-aged when you start to think about the ills of modern society which, to my way of thinking, are getting worse.

Bernard Salt

Baby boomers postpone date with death

WHEN the first wave of baby boomers was born they had a life expectancy of 69, which wasn’t too bad considering their parents’ life expectancy was 62.

DEMOGRAPHER: Bernard Salt

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What women want

I AM puzzled by the behaviour of women. Not all, just those in the partnering phase of the life cycle. I am puzzled as to why modern women marry older men.

Bernard Salt

Disasters a temporary setback

TO what extent does a natural disaster affect the propensity of people to live in a particular area?

DEMOGRAPHER: Bernard Salt

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Nothing to beat street smarts

I HAVE a confession. I am a streetist. I like to look at streets or, more properly, plans of streets.

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