Simon Kuestenmacher
Columnist at The New Daily
German #geographer and #demographer in #Melbourne. I curate #maps and #data that explain how the #world works. Obviously all opinions are my own...
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1 week ago |
thenewdaily.com.au | Simon Kuestenmacher
Australia’s Baby Boomers are sitting on a housing goldmine. Many live in large, mostly empty family homes that once buzzed with kids and chaos but now echo with silence. As the oldest Boomers is 79, and the youngest 61, more are weighing up the idea of downsizing. Sorry, right-sizing. Wouldn’t want to suggest Boomers should make do with less. It’s a big decision and most Boomers will age in place.
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2 weeks ago |
thenewdaily.com.au | Simon Kuestenmacher
I’ve written about the concept of the retirement cliff before and mentioned it in last week’s column when discussing how Baby Boomer business owners are now in their last decade of work. Australia’s workforce is heading for a retirement cliff – especially in lower-skilled roles. The retirement cliff describes the swelling number of workers already past the age 65 and those aged 55-64 who are likely to exit the workforce in the next decade.
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3 weeks ago |
thenewdaily.com.au | Simon Kuestenmacher
After decades of early mornings, late nights and endless paperwork, Australia’s Baby Boomer business owners are finally asking: “What now?” They built businesses in the 1980s and ’90s – back when marketing meant a fax blast and Google was still just a big number. These Boomers have powered the economy one sandwich shop, dry cleaner, and ute-load of plumbing supplies at a time. But now, Boomers are in their 60s and 70s, and face the final act of their working life.
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1 month ago |
thenewdaily.com.au | Simon Kuestenmacher
Let’s face it – migration is a topic that sparks strong opinions. Some blame newcomers for high house prices and congested roads. Others say we need more migrants to keep the economy ticking over. Australia is grappling with a serious and persistent skills shortage that only migration can fix. Our universities rely heavily on the money international students bring. And yes, more people do mean more pressure on housing and infrastructure. But this isn’t a simple “more migrants = bad” equation.
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1 month ago |
thenewdaily.com.au | Simon Kuestenmacher
We humans understand the world best in comparison. A single number means little unless we can anchor it to something familiar. That’s why in my columns you always see me benchmark data across time, place, people, and purpose. Without these anchors, stats are just stray numbers drifting in space. In my writing and on stage as a public speaker I learned that Australians love knowing how we compare to other countries.
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This map shows territorial losses of Iran during the last ~200 years. Should the political system in Iran collapse, some borders might be moved in the process too. Political maps like this aren't permanent and the human toll behind even the smallest border shift can be https://t.co/X9Mzzm6Yag
Baby Boomers love nothing more than being told what to do. So, here is my argument why policies encouraging more Baby Boomers to downsize (ahem, RIGHTsize) are a rare win-win-win. Read my full column in The New Daily: https://t.co/jAVq6FZoUa
RT @simongerman600: I love this upside down Equal Earth map centered around Australia. Great piece by @mtnmapper: https://t.co/GLa7T0K1Em h…
