Your say: week beginning October 5
On the new Greens leadership and declining birth rates: an edited selection of your views.
Every day, The Conversation publishes a selection of reader emails in its newsletter. Readers can share their thoughts by emailing yoursay@theconversation.edu.au. On Monday, October 5, one reader, Gary Barnes from Mosman NSW, commented on the new leader of the Greens. He believes the new leader has more passion and sensible policies compared to Pauline Hanson. Barnes suggests that the rising anger in Australians, fueled by algorithms and outrage, might make sensible policies alone insufficient to win support.
Another reader, Judy Hardy-Holden from Doonan, QLD, expresses concern about the decrease in birth rates. At 86 years old and a mother of two, she sees a significant gap in reasons for reduced birth rates. Hardy-Holden points out that her children were born during a different era when existential threats like global warming and AI were not yet prominent concerns.
She questions whether she would consider having a baby today, acknowledging that the reasoning behind those who decide against procreation is based on fears for the future.
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