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Do we love our iPhones more than children?
Do we love our iPhones more than children?: The smartphone is copping some of the blame for the declining global fertility rate. Here’s how having fewer children ...
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Kenya's fertility shift: Why women are having fewer children
Kenya's fertility shift: Why women are having fewer children: A Kenyan woman now has about three children. In 1989, it was nearly seven.
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The surge in WFH was expected to trigger a baby boom. New data says ...
The surge in WFH was expected to trigger a baby boom. New data says otherwise: The surge in working from home during the pandemic led to studies saying it would ...
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What’s Really Behind the Baby Bust?
OpinionWhat’s Really Behind the Baby Bust?: Margaret Talbot reviews “Inconceivable: The Impossibility of Family in an Age of Uncertainty,” by Anna Louie Sussman.
newyorker.com/magazine/2026/09/28/inconceivable-the-impossibility-of-family-in-an-age-of-uncertainty-anna-louise-sussman-book-review
Younger Australians face a harder path to wealth, report shows
Younger Australians face a harder path to wealth, report shows: Younger Australians are better educated and likely to live and work longer ...
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Musk says Aussies are ‘disappearing’
Musk says Aussies are ‘disappearing’: Elon Musk says Australians are “disappearing” as the country’s birthrate falls to a record low.
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The people who say no to being a parent, and have very happy lives
The people who say no to being a parent, and have very happy lives: Australia’s fertility rate is at a record low, putting those who have made the personal ...
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There’s never been a better time to not have a baby
There’s never been a better time to not have a baby: Australia’s fertility rate has hit a record low, with more people saying one – or none – is the only way ...
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Australia's baby recession deepens, new ABS data says
Australia's baby recession deepens, new ABS data says: The baby recession in Australia is deepening as cost of living pressures make the decision for people to ...
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Birth rate hits record low as parents continue to put off having children
Birth rate hits record low as parents continue to put off having children: Australians are increasingly choosing to start their families at older ages.
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Only 23pc women can decide freely whether to have children
Only 23pc women can decide freely whether to have children: Only 23 per cent of women in the country can take children according to their own planning ...
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UN links Nigeria’s high fertility rate to weak reproductive rights - ...
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India’s Fertility Dips Below Replacement
India’s Fertility Dips Below Replacement: “India has made remarkable progress in reducing fertility — from nearly five children per woman in 1970 to about two ...
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