Neer Korn
Neer Korn is a founder and director of Heartbeat Trends. The company studies social trends and attitudes and has produced over 120 large scale reports on Australian society. He is a popular speaker at conferences on social issues and trends. He is frequently quoted on radio, newspapers and magazines nationally.
Neer is the author of two non-fictions titles, Shades of Belonging: Conversation with Australian Jews (HarperCollins Religious) and Life Behind Bars: Conversations With Violent Male Inmates (New Holland).
Articles by Neer Korn
We’re not as racist as people think
Recently on ABC’s Q&A panellist Todd Sampson (from The Gruen Transfer and CEO of ad agency Leo Burnett) insisted that…... Read more
From Jerry to the GFC, it’s time for some good news
The only time I’ve had people literally storm out of a presentation I was giving were news and current affairs…... Read more
Why ‘growing your own’ is growing
Several years ago scientist David Suzuki observed that humans have an innate need to be connected with nature, even if…... Read more
When too much self esteem is just too much
Every year multitudes of young people line up to unleash their hidden talents at the auditions for the Australian Idol…... Read more
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La dole cheque vita is not so sweet on $16 a day
Your task is simple. Here is $115.50. It must last one week. You have no savings, no assets, but thankfully…
Those greedy ATMs gobble up more than your card
We’ve been talking a lot about interest rates this week. And the 30 per cent of us who have mortgages…
Wrap of the week: It’s the economy, stupid
There is a touch of Lleyton Hewitt about Julia Gillard. It is not merely that both are redheads or that…
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
