Bernard Salt

Bernard Joseph Salt AM is an author,[1] demographer,[2] and columnist with The Australian and Herald Sun newspapers. He's an adjunct professor at Curtin University Business School, and holds a Master of Arts from Monash University.[3] He is currently Chairman of the Tourism Forecasting Committee at Tourism Australia.[4]

See also: Avocado toast § Political symbolism

Bernard Joseph Salt

AM
NationalityAustralian
Occupation
Years active2001 (2001)–present
Employer
Websitewww.bernard-salt.com.au

A 2016 column in the Weekend Australian earned him international attention[2][5][6] for blaming discretionary spending on brunch food as a factor to declining home ownership among millennials.[7] The article was met with derision on social media,[8][6][9] and sparked further debate on intergenerational housing affordability in Australia.[10][11] The phrase "smashed avo" has since become a recurring meme in Australia,[12] and has been repeated overseas.[2]

Salt was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2017 Australia Day Honours.[13] He was a partner of KPMG until his retirement in June 2017, and still acts as a special advisor to the firm.[14]

Books
  • The Big Shift (2001)[1]
  • The Big Picture (2006)
  • Man Drought (2008)
  • The Big Tilt (2011)
  • Decent Obsessions (2013)

References
  1. Newbould, Julia (31 July 2020). "Bernard Salt on learning to budget and his best investment decision". Money Magazine. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. Corby, Stephen (1 March 2018). "No trust, no job security: Bernard Salt on the uncertain future". In The Black. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. "Bernard Salt | Saxton Speakers". Saxton. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "TOURISM FORECASTING COMMITTEE" (PDF). Minutes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  5. "Smashed avocado discounted in cafes in wake of controversial saving advice for millennials". ABC News. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. "How row over mashed avocado toast is dividing Australian generations". BBC World News. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. Salt, Bernard (16 October 2016). "Evils of the hipster cafe". The Australian. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  8. Connaughton, Maddison (18 October 2016). "How Brunch Became a Battleground in Australia's Intergenerational War". Vice. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  9. "Middle-Aged Moraliser: ditch the smashed avo". The New Daily. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  10. Razer, Helen (8 October 2016). "The enemy isn't smashed avocado, but it also isn't the baby boomer generation". Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  11. Marsh, Stuart (19 May 2017). "How the humble avocado has become a pin-up for millennial waste". 9Finance. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  12. Tovey, Joshephine (18 May 2017). "Why the smashed avo meme refuses to die". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  13. "Australia Day 2017 Honours List". Governor General of Australia. 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  14. "Bernard Salt, Special Adviser". KPMG. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.


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