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Australia's birth rate has officially reached an all-time low, and experts have warned that our total fertility rate of 1.5 babies per woman represents a critical level. So what would it take to boost our birth rate? What have other countries tried to encourage baby-making? And do the Australian figures really reflect a concerning demographic shift or is the situation actually more complicated than that?

Summary

Australia's birth rate has officially reached an all-time low, and experts have warned that our total fertility rate of 1.5 babies per woman represents a critical level.  So what would it take to boost our birth rate? What have other countries tried to encourage baby-making? And do the Australian figures really reflect a concerning demographic shift or is the situation actually more complicated than that?

Subtitle
Australia's birth rate has officially reached an all-time low, and experts have warned that our total fertility rate of 1.5 babies per woman represents a critical level.  So what would it take to boost our birth rate? What have other countries tried t
Duration
0:17:00
Publishing date
2024-11-12 09:27
Link
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lifematters/does-australia-s-birth-rate-need-boosting-/104571968
Contributors
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Enclosures
https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/3s/Z/tk.mp3
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