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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DEMOGRAPHICSProperty

How the job market drives property demand

The coming of the coronavirus has hastened the complete digital transformation of the Australian workforce.

Bernard Salt

commentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

Pre polling ahead of the Queensland state government election on October 31 has begun, with polling booths in two locations in Cairns. Voters queue up 1.5 metres apart at the polling booth at the Cairns Showground. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE

A celebration of the snag

Federal elections not only manage the transition of power; they are also a remarkably galvanising experience for the nation.

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Bernard SaltProperty

Australia’s second-tier cities with rising property markets

We’re familiar with the big guns of Sydney and Melbourne requiring delicious residential, commercial and industrial property but what about the aspiring second tier of Australian cities?

Bernard Salt

commentaryWeekend Australian Magazine

Portrait of beautiful woman express sad and dismal emotion sit near glass windows in room of her house. Concept of mental health problem can occur to various people especially during covid pandemic.

Extended widowhood: a reality we have to confront

As Baby Boomers begin to die off, the issue of loneliness is likely to gather momentum.

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Weekend Australian Magazine

Ahead of the curve

How might Australia look in years to come? The clues aren’t only to be found in government white papers and scientific reports…

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DEMOGRAPHICSProperty

Covid’s ground zero and the outlook for property

The pandemic has changed the way of thinking about our biggest cities. Our priorities and our property requirements are being reimagined.

Bernard Salt

commentaryThe Weekend Australian Magazine

$--FILE--Chinese PLA (People's Liberation Army) soldiers march past the Tian'anmen Rostrum during the military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing, China, 3 September 2015.After enduring the smallest budget increase in six years, China's military is looking to beef itself up with spending set to jump up to $233 billion by 2020. The 2020 Chinese defense budget will signify a 60% increase from this year's budget of a mere $146 billion, and it will be almost double the $123 billion budget of 2010, according to report by IHS Jane's, a British publishing company specializing in military information. The increased budget is partially explained as a response to increasing regional tensions stemming from territorial disputes in the South China Sea that most recently saw the \\"unlawful seizure\\" of a US Navy underwater drone and apparent military installations popping up on artificial islands in the sea, in a move that China's Defense Ministry has cast as arming the \\"slingshot\\" against an aggressor \\"flexing his muscles outside [the] door.\\" \\"A key trend in [the Asia-Pacific region] is the shift from a traditional focus on territorial defense towards power projection,\\" said principal analyst at IHS Jane's Craig Caffrey to CNN. \\"This is new for the region and is likely to increase military-to-military contact between states.\\" Spending for China's military increased by just 7.6% this year, a far cry from the double-digit increases that had been the norm for a number of years. The last single-digit increase in Chinese military spending was 7.5% back in 2010.$

What’s the way forward for Australia?

The US and China dominate. Our problem is we have built a way of life that assumes military support from one and export income from the other.

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DEMOGRAPHICSProperty

The rise of Australia in the 21st century

Australia will soon be a top 10 economy – and we’re already the third wealthiest per capita.

Bernard Salt

commentaryThe Weekend Australian Magazine

1973. A senior officer of the Public Works Department, Mr Mel Read, with his typist Mrs Allana Derek, in their open landscape office. The dept has set up an experiment in open landscape office planning in on of their areas in No. 2 Treasury Place. Public service. Offices. NEG NO. FG25047 [Herald 25/7/73] #hsinstagram

The march of progress

First to go from our office landscape was the typist. Since then, the way we go about our work has changed beyond recognition.

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DEMOGRAPHICSProperty

Taking the long view in property

A revealing look at the rise and fall of Australia’s top 20 cities from 1954 to 2054.

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