More secure jobs and higher unemployment benefits would help lift Australia’s birth rate
- Written by: Irma Mooi-Reci, Professor in Labour Sociology, The University of Melbourne
Liudmila Fadzeyeva/ShutterstockAcross developed countries, including Australia, fewer babies are being born.
In 2023, 289,100 babies were born in Australia, a big drop from the 2021 post-lockdown spike during which there was 315,200 births, an analysis by KPMG has found.
Among the different explanations for this trend, employment insecurity looms...
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