Bernard Salt AM is an author,[1] demographer,[2] and since 2002 a regular columnist with The Australian newspaper.
[3][4] 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.
[13] He was a partner of KPMG until his retirement in June 2017, and still acts as a special advisor to the firm.