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Demography coverage from selected outlets, gathered daily, with one-line AI summaries. Headlines link to the original articles.
Can governments ever convince women to have more babies? Here’s what other countries can teach us
AI summaryAs Australia approaches a future with more deaths than births by the 2060s, other countries facing similar fertility declines offer lessons on whether government efforts can boost birth rates.
Australia set for 39 million people by mid-2060s – but slower population growth
AI summaryAustralia's Intergenerational Report projects the population reaching 39 million by the mid-2060s, with growth slowing from a historical 1.4% annual rate to 0.9%.
Australia in a baby bust? It’s not that simple – and a panic won’t help
AI summaryThe article questions the framing of Australia's declining birth rate as a crisis, asking what real issue a low birth rate actually poses and for whom.