Universal early childhood education better than baby bonus to increase Australia’s birthrate, Labor says
Intergenerational report predicts that in four decades’ time, more Australians will be dying than being born each year Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor says better investment in early childhood education and care, such as a possible move to universal access for families, is a better way to address Australia’s declining birthrate, rejecting the need for a new…
Australia's population is ageing and birth rates are low. The "replacement" fertility rate is 2.1 children per woman, but this level has not been met for 50 years, according to The Guardian Australia.
The country's intergenerational report predicts that in four decades, more Australians will be dying than being born each year. This trend has already been observed in countries such as South Korea, Italy, Germany, and Japan, as reported by The Guardian.
Labor suggests that investing in early childhood education and care could address the declining birth rate, rather than introducing a new "baby bonus". The party's proposal includes possible universal access for families to such services.
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