SYDNEY -- Australia risks a permanent birth rate decline, as soaring home prices and rising living costs push fertility levels to a record low, experts say.
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Australia at 'crossroads' as fertility rate hits record low, experts say
Housing, rising costs, climate change among reasons cited for baby drought
A boy kicks a soccer ball in Sydney: Australia last year registered its lowest number of births since 2006, erasing a brief spike recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. © Getty Images
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