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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How healthy is your city? The census reveals all

A new census question reveals the physical and mental stresses affecting communities across Australia for the first time.

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commentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

The exponential power of talented teachers

It’s been a sad time for me – recently, two of my career mentors passed away. Here’s what they taught me about life and work.

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SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - 6/12/18New estates pictured in Sydney's western suburbs. Residents are having trouble with mail and emergency services locating homes as the new estates have different names to the suburbs they are located in. HARRINGTON PARK PICTURED WHERE THE URBAN SPRAWL HAS MOVED FURTHER OUT. Pic, Sam Ruttyn

‘Virus escapees’: this is where the boomers boom

Over the five years to June 2021 – including 15 months of the pandemic – we added 2.2 million net extra residents. Where have they all gone?

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commentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

Modern Australia is built upon a rich heritage of aspiration

European ideas about urban planning flourished in 19th-century Australia, and left us with a legacy of superbly designed towns.

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commentaryThe Weekend Australian Magazine

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 12, 2022: Australian Stock Exchange - Finance generic. . - The latest job vacancy figures are due to be released on Wednesday, highlighting the impact of business as well as continued uncertainty during the pandemic. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short

Don’t panic

The pandemic is the most significant global event since World War II. There’s a sense that we are entering a different world.

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Can the CBD survive Covid?

While many city businesses were hit hard, others evolved successfully.

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Weekend Australian Magazine

The human touch

Society is still in the techno-honeymoon phase – but later this decade, I reckon, a great skill re-evaluation will unfold.

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On the home front, women have had enough

It’s the stuff that makes and breaks relationships. ‘Housework rejection’ appears to be taking hold — and boomer women are driving it.

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commentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

02/1961. The is some argument over how it all began .. but there is no doubt that it did begin.Suddenly last Thursday (or was it Wednesday), the "shirt that grew" had outgrown in popularity any fashion Paris was likely to put forward.Every second woman seemed to be wearing one. When out picture was taken EVERY woman was wearing one.But this is where the debate began. Were the women wearing "shirts that grew" or Muu Muus. It would seem that only a thin line - to use a Paris term - divides them. [Sun 4/2/1961]*1960s. Fashion. 60s. Sixties. Melbourne. Shirtdress. Shirt dress.#hsinstagram

Great leaps forward

Looking back through time, at 60-year intervals, brings into focus common themes in Australian life. Come with me on that journey.

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Heavy traffic on the M1 Pacific Motorway near the Gateway merge.Picture: NIGEL HALLETT

We’re on the road to carmageddon

The number of motor vehicles per household in Australia is accelerating. Why is the number of cars growing faster than the number of people?

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