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Australians reconsider having children due to climate change

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Australia's fertility rate has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels. During 2020, the fertility rate fell to 1.58 babies per woman, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. But new data released today by the Federal Government shows that one year on, the fertility rate is calculated to have risen to 1.66. Despite the post-COVID rebound - the overall long-term trend suggests a decline in the birth rate. Now, a new study is looking into how climate change is influencing peoples’ decisions to have children.
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