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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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WORKFORCE BOOMThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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Australia’s fastest-growing job may surprise you

Something came out of leftfield early this decade to downgrade the café from its position of prominence in our national consciousness.

Bernard Salt

COMMENTARYThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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We can do better — but is there anywhere else you’d rather be?

Australians are a prosperous and generally tolerant people and yet our big cities have never been more divided, or our regions under more strain. I still can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather live.

Bernard Salt

COMMENTARYThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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How Indian immigration will shape our culture in coming years

The fastest rising immigrant force in Australia this decade (and likely beyond) is the Indian community with its range of languages, religions, cuisine and commitment to multi-generational households.

Bernard Salt

COMMENTARYThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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Even in tough times, I’m optimistic for the future

In today’s world, in which many Australians are suffering the effects of a cost-of-living crisis, what is the hope on the horizon?

Bernard Salt

Farm PricesBusiness

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It’s game on for young and old in the workplace

It is an issue which will surely impact the value of Australian farmland in the 2030s, if not earlier: the inevitable retirement, or death, of older farmers who refuse to sell.

Bernard Salt

g’day y’allThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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We’re a sponge for America culture — up to a point

There are skirmishes where American and Australian culture are fighting for supremacy, if not for survival.

Bernard Salt

COMMENTARYThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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A population crash will change our world

Humanity has never previously been in a position of sustained, structural contraction. We must get used to the idea, and position ourselves to take advantage of it.

Bernard Salt

COMMENTARYThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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Caring for elderly parents, and your kids? Welcome to ‘Generation Sandwich’

With ageing parents and adult kids requiring support for longer many of us are finding ourselves aged 50 and being squeezed into caring for two generations of family.

Bernard Salt

OutlookProperty

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The decade ahead: Millennial spending, lifestyle shifts, suburban makeovers

We look into the decade ahead for the workforce, for consumers, for those seeking home ownership. Here’s everything you need to know.

Bernard Salt

COMMENTARYThe Weekend Australian Magazine

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What invention has changed the way we live for the better?

Mobile phones and the internet have delivered greater connectivity, yet I’m not convinced this makes us feel happier and more secure than we did a generation ago.

Bernard Salt

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