ANALYSIS: Efforts to find a mid-career work-life balance confront a sobering reality of mounting time pressure, rising dissatisfaction and competing pressure of juggling career demands with family responsibilities.
ANALYSIS: The surge in electricity prices in the September quarter consumer price index pushed inflation above the Reserve Bank of Australia's comfort zone.
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.