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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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Population at record levels

AUSTRALIA is in a high population growth phase and has been for much of this decade.

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Evolution of Aussie taste

FIRSTLY an apology. I thought MasterChef was a cooking show and so I didn’t watch.

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‘Oasis towns’ vital to growth

CONTRARY to popular thinking, there are fast-growing towns in rural Australia.

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No room to be smug

A PRESUMABLY well-meaning environmental group says Australia should have a population of only 7 million.

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Coming to our census

HOW many times have you been in a meeting or at a seminar or conference and someone has pronounced: “in today’s fast-moving world”?

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Hems drop as economy stalls

THERE are several theories about the link between fashion and broader economic circumstances.

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People boom forces rethink

THERE has been a fundamental change in thinking by demographers about the medium-term outlook for population growth in Australia.

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Pay attention, number nerds

HERE is my list of essential reading if you want to stay abreast of the business implications of the global financial crisis.

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Time has caught up

There was a time when January ruled as the dominant month for the taking of holidays.

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Gen Y learns a lesson

MY last Primespace column of the year is a good place to tie up loose ends from two topics that have generated a lot of interest in recent weeks.

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