The national fertility rate has fallen significantly during the past 50 years, dropping from 2.15 births per woman in 1975 to 1.48 births per woman in 2024.
OPINION: Western Australia's tourism industry is the sixth largest of the state's economic sectors in terms of gross value, reaching nearly $18 billion in visitor spending in the past year.
It is well established that people in regional and remote Australia are less likely to participate in the labour force than those living in major cities.
OPINION: The amount of output produced per hour worked, also known as labour productivity, is a key contributor to economic growth and a driver of living standards.
Rising prices are still at the forefront of people's minds in Australia, with the impact of inflation still being felt around the kitchen table or at the petrol station.
THE dust is just starting to settle on a federal election won by a Labor Party that stood on a platform of climate change, cost of living, gender equity, and building Australia's skills base.
