Australia's fertility rate is at its lowest level on record with just 1.5 babies per woman being born last year. That's down from a high of 1.86 in 1993 and 1.63 in 2022 following the COVID-19 lockdowns. The total number of births is also at its lowest level in 17 years. With the median age of mothers increasing to 31.9 years old. 

For more, Demographer Dr Liz Allen from ANU joins.