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More forgo parenthood as pressure of living costs, climate bear down

ACT now has nation's lowest fertility rate.

The Canberra Times

Dumping gender and sexuality questions from the census doesn’t make us less gay – it leaves us uninformed

Australian democracy depends on the census. So why has it been undermined?

The Guardian - AU

Birthrates are plummeting worldwide. Can governments turn the tide?

Nations are deploying baby bonuses, subsidised childcare and parental leave to try to reverse a rapidly declining fertility rate – largely to no avail

The Guardian - AU

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Public schools bursting at the seams as campus infrastructure lags

See how your public school's enrolments compare to its capacity.

The Canberra Times

Want to work from home? Here's how to ask your boss

Workers in Canberra possess significant power, experts say.

The Canberra Times

Working from home here to stay in a 'big way'

More employers will need to offer flexible arrangements: expert.

The Canberra Times

‘You can’t send them to their room’: the tensions and challenges of parenting adult children

The proportion of young adults living with their parents is on a steep rise. What does it mean for parents who had been expecting an empty nest?

The Guardian - AU

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

ANU staff to strike for first time in 24 years

Union members are planning to walk off the job in semester two.

The Canberra Times

Costs remain a barrier to egg freezing, so should the government subsidise it?

If assisted reproductive technology is going to help our future fertility problems, should the government be helping women cover the costs of this pricey procedure? Some doctors say yes, others say it's a "can of worms".

ABC News

‘Capital of capital cities’: has Melbourne finally outshone its sparkly sister Sydney?

For a long time Sydney had the looks while Melbourne had the personality, but the southern city can now also lay claim to being bigger than its rival

The Guardian - AU

Sydney still ‘greater’ than Melbourne, but not for long

Moving boundary lines means by one measure, Melbourne is bigger than Sydney. Greater Sydney is still bigger, but that will soon change.

The New Daily

Melbourne overtakes Sydney as Australia’s most populous city

After more than a century Sydney has lost its title due to a counting quirk

The Guardian - AU

Labor social housing bill not enough to address older women homelessness spike, advocates say

Advocates say the federal government's housing plan is a good first step but is "insufficient" to help women aged 55 and older who are facing the highest rate of homelessness in a decade.

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Q&A: The world's population is hitting 8 billion. Our experts took a deeper dive into the numbers — as it happened

The world's population is about to hit 8 billion. So what does it mean for society? ABC data analyst Casey Briggs and ANU demographer Liz Allen answered all your questions

ABC News

As world population reaches 8 billion, Australian women are having fewer kids and at an older age

Brisbane mum Bernie Turnbull always knew she wanted kids, but like many Australian women her path to motherhood was anything but straightforward.

ABC News

While the NSW ski fields thrive, nearby rural towns in the Snowy Mountains see essential services close

Small towns once considered contenders to become the new capital city of Australia are now struggling to keep essential services afloat, despite nearly $400 million being pumped into tourism in the NSW Snowy Mountains.

ABC News

One million homes were unoccupied on census night. How that could help people struggling to find housing

In the midst of a housing crisis, there were more than one million homes sitting vacant on census night, according to the latest data. A demographer says a lot of those dwellings could be used to help people in need of secure housing.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Older, whiter and smaller’: new census data to show how Covid changed Australia

The 2021 census was taken when much of Australia was in lockdown. The data will be a snapshot of the ‘enormous ripple effect’ of the pandemic

ABC News

Nepali population steadily grows in Tasmania, home to Australia's only Nepalese pub

Its mountains may not quite compare to the peaks of Nepal, but Tasmania is becoming home to more and more Nepalese people.

ABC News

Melbourne's population fell during COVID-19, but it's still set to overtake Sydney

Melbourne is still forecast to become Australia's biggest city despite over 60,000 people leaving during the height of the pandemic — the biggest population drop of any capital city.

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