Episodes

Most Australians believe that manufacturing in Australia is dead, but after today’s show you will realise manufacturing isn’t just surviving, it’s entering a new year of growth and innovation. In today’s show Simon Kuestenmacher and I discuss the evolving landscape of Australian manufacturing and debunk the myth that it is…

Have you ever felt like you’re playing a game of property monopoly in Australia, but someone else got to pass “Go” decades before you and now owns half the board, you’re not imagining it. That “someone else”? It's the Baby Boomers. They’ve won the property game in Australia. In today’s…

The war between Russia and Ukraine has dominated the news for quite some time a few years ago, and then it was slowly relegated to old news section until more recently with Donald Trump’s involvement. In today’s podcast, Simon Kuestenmacher shares some interesting demographic statistics that help us understand what's…

We all know that Australia’s population is growing fast—faster than we’re building homes, roads, schools, or even planning for the future. Migration is up, infrastructure is lagging, and housing is stretched to breaking point. Yet instead of managing all these moving parts together, our governments still treat them like isolated…

Have you ever stopped to think about how far Australia has come since 1966? That was the year we ditched pounds and pence for dollars and cents… but that’s just the start. Back then, we were a country of just over 11 million people, mostly of Anglo-Celtic heritage, with an…

In this episode we’re tackling a hot topic that affects us all - climate change. But we’re not just discussing the weather; we explore how different generations perceive and react to climate issues and what that means to us. We also discuss the psychological impact of climate anxiety on younger…

In today’s chat, Simon Kuestenmacher and I explore various themes related to two interesting article articles he recently wrote. One about "Time Travel" and the other about "Bicycles as a Time Saver." Reading them made me rethink the rhythms of our daily routines and the spaces we inhabit, because Simon…

In today’s episode of Demographics Decoded, Simon Kuestenmacher and I discuss the various phases of retirement, the demographic changes affecting retirees, and the importance of financial planning and community support. Now, for those listening or watching who are not reaching retirement age any time soon, please keep listening because even…