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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Goodbye to all that

The world as we knew it in 2019 is long gone. But for all the challenges we are currently facing, I’m hopeful for the future.

Bernard Salt

the migrant factorInquirer

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A single demographic metric encapsulates Australia

The costs and the risks involved in getting here – even by due process – are so significant that it seems to instil a quiet determination to succeed.

Bernard Salt

commentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

In tech we trust

We’ve gone from God to Google, from the Almighty to algorithms.

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inquirerInquirer

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 07: Volunteers help help organise large donations of goods at the Food Bank Distribution Centre bound for areas impacted by bushfires on January 07, 2020 in the Glendenning suburb of Sydney, Australia. Cooler conditions and light rain has provided some relief for firefighters in NSW who continue to battle bushfires across the state. The Federal Government announced the establishment of the National Bushfire Recovery Fund on Monday, with an initial $2 billion to support rebuilding efforts after the devastating bushfires which have burned across Australia in recent months. At least 20 people have died in New South Wales since the start of the fire season, while 1,588 homes have been destroyed and 653 damaged. (Photo by Brett Hemmings/Getty Images)

Land of the helping hand

The census has exposed an Australian army of unpaid workers toiling selflessly to make our communities stronger.

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commentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

Pitch perfect

The art of getting across what you have to offer, as well as what you want, can be honed from childhood.

Bernard Salt

mcmansion expansionInquirer

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Inside the bedroom: how our homes have changed

The census has shown us that Darryl Kerrigan’s beloved ‘castle’ is heading for a transformation. Big houses are on the rise which suggests there is an even bigger cultural shift underway.

Bernard Salt

census 2022Inquirer

Members of the Muslim community attend Midday Prayer is held at Lakemba Mosque Open Day as part of the National Mosque Open Day.Picture: Richard Dobson

A matter of faith in the numbers

The rise of no religion revealed by the census has been in train for years. But this grand diminution in faith doesn’t apply to all belief systems — or even to all branches of Christianity.

Bernard Salt

Weekend Australian Magazine

Have I made my point?

Words are a bit like small children. Without the corralling effects of commas, full stops, question marks, colons and semi-colons, they are apt to run off in any direction.

Bernard Salt

commentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

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There is a great personal reset afoot

How have our values, our priorities, our thinking been changed by the pandemic? For many, there’s a better life in the wake of it all.

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inquirerInquirer

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In the realm of the census, let’s follow the money

Changes in income distribution and pandemic factors have created some dramatic changes since 2016.

Bernard Salt

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