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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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TICKETY-BOOWeekend Australian Magazine

In Western Colorado Mature Adult Female Delivering Groceries to Senior Elderly Adult Female and Social Distancing Due to Infectious Virus Outbreak Pandemic Series (Shot with Canon 5DS 50.6mp photos professionally retouched - Lightroom / Photoshop - original size 5792 x 8688 downsampled as needed for clarity and select focus used for dramatic effect)

Hooroo! Like fashions, words come and go

When leaving a social group, what do you say? Sadly the endearingly rhythmic cheerio and hooroo have lost ground to today’s bye and bye-bye.

Bernard Salt

PropertyProperty

Aerial view of leafy eastern suburban houses on 4-way cross road intersection in Adelaide, South Australia: directly above, rooftop solar, trees. Housing property generic

Red state, blue state: our split future

What have the Australian people done with their vast continent thus far in the 21st century? It is an important question.

Bernard Salt

COMMENTARYWeekend Australian Magazine

Australian flag in cloudy sky. Waving in the Sky

Diversity will lead us to become a more productive nation

Not everyone is on board with the diversity, equity and inclusion mission of modern businesses and institutions, but look closely -there’s something in its uptake we can learn from.

Bernard Salt

BROTHERS IN ARMSWeekend Australian Magazine

ANZAC Soldier Statue, Evening Light, Sydney, Australia

No family was untouched by the two world wars

Every Australian family with links to this era has stories to tell of family members lost and, sadly, of the often broken men who returned. Now is the time for us to show our appreciation.

Bernard Salt

THE TODDLER EFFECTColumnists

Little boy trying to hide in laundry basket at home

Millennial parents feel the call of suburbia

Throughout the 2010s Millennials emerged – blossomed, even – as tech-savvy knowledge workers favouring digs in the inner city. But they’re now discovering that kids change everything.

Bernard Salt

CHANGING COUNTRYColumnists

Young child with a nice note for his mother behind his back.

Mom on a mission to replace mum in Australia by 2030 … if not earlier

I wonder whether we would notice a shift in the collective Australian accent if we could travel back to 1999? I suspect our language has shifted – all thanks to our embrace of US culture.

Bernard Salt

LifestyleProperty

Group of millennial friends watching smart mobile phones - Teenagers addiction to new technology trends - Concept of youth, tech, social and friendship - Focus on smartphones

The age group shaping Australian life

New data shows there were more Australians aged 32 last year than in any other year of the life cycle. And now, these ‘most common Australians’ are also looking to buy a house.

Bernard Salt

COMMENTARYWeekend Australian Magazine

We could learn a thing or two from corporate America

There is one incontrovertible fact that separates America from all other nations – including Australia. It’s the ability to create and quickly scale up new corporate enterprises.

Bernard Salt

INQUIRERInquirer

Alder Developments has announced the launch of house and land packages at one of the last major subdivision sites in the suburb of Airlie Beach, Airlie Summit.

How fast is your town growing?

This survey of our biggest cities and towns finds there is a place to suit everyone – tradies, retirees, religious believers and the civic minded.

Bernard Salt

BIG SKY THINKINGWeekend Australian Magazine

NBN Co has earmarked more than $2 billion to network investments over the next three years to benefit residentialand business customers living and working in regional areas of Australia.

The NBN was a great success, now what?

During lockdown our newly minted broadband network enabled much of our workforce to work from home. Australia’s economic output barely dipped. What’s the next big nation-building idea?

Bernard Salt

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