Bernard Salt

Bernard Salt
AM
NationalityAustralian
Occupations
Years active2001 (2001)–present
Employers
Websitewww.bernard-salt.com.au

Bernard Salt AM is an author,[1] demographer,[2] and since 2002 a regular columnist with The Australian newspaper. Between 2011 and 2019 he was an adjunct professor at Curtin University Business School, and holds a Master of Arts from Monash University.[3][4]

See also: Avocado toast § Economy

A column in the Weekend Australian in 2016 earned him international reputation[2][5][6] for supposedly blaming discretionary spending on brunch food as a factor behind declining home ownership among millennials.[7] The column created a furore 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]

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  14. ^ "Bernard Salt, Special Adviser". KPMG. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.