Australia is in the midst of a ‘baby recession,’ according to recent analysis of national birth trends by KPMG. It blamed cost of living pressures for declining births last year, when the country reached its lowest birth rate since 2006. So, what’s going on and does it matter? ANU demographer Dr. Liz Allen answers our questions in the deep dive.
Host: Emma Gillespie
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