This week on The Fin podcast: senior writer Myriam Robin on how worried we should be about declining fertility rates, whether they could and should be reversed and why politicians in Australia are so reluctant to talk about it.

This podcast is sponsored by CMC Markets

Further reading:
Can Australia escape the global fertility crisis?
Not too long ago, the world was worried about runaway population growth. But with birth rates falling too fast, the scramble is on to avoid the demographic crunch.
How to fix the economy to make Aussies richer – from people who did
Jim Chalmers’ economic roundtable risks history being repeated because a cautious prime minister has no electoral mandate for sweeping change.
Why Australia is far from full but no one wants to talk about it Angst over house and rental prices is fracturing the fragile bigger-Australia consensus. Yet walking away from a larger population is not an option

This week on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.afr.com/podcast/thefin" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/podcast/thefin" data-sk="tooltip_parent">The Fin&nbsp;podcast:&nbsp;</a>senior writer&nbsp;Myriam Robin&nbsp;on how worried we should be about declining fertility rates, whether they could and should be reversed and why politicians in Australia are so reluctant to talk about it.
This podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://www.cmcmarkets.com/">CMC Markets</a>
Further reading: <a href="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/can-australia-escape-the-global-fertility-crisis-20250715-p5mf4j" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/can-australia-escape-the-global-fertility-crisis-20250715-p5mf4j" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Can Australia escape the global fertility crisis?</a> Not too long ago, the world was worried about runaway population growth. But with birth rates falling too fast, the scramble is on to avoid the demographic crunch. <a href="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/how-to-succeed-at-reform-from-the-people-who-did-it-20250804-p5mk52" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/how-to-succeed-at-reform-from-the-people-who-did-it-20250804-p5mk52" data-sk="tooltip_parent">How to fix the economy to make Aussies richer &ndash; from people who did</a> Jim Chalmers&rsquo; economic roundtable risks history being repeated because a cautious prime minister has no electoral mandate for sweeping change. <a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/why-australia-needs-millions-more-people-and-is-getting-there-fast-20230612-p5dg0n" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/why-australia-needs-millions-more-people-and-is-getting-there-fast-20230612-p5dg0n" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Why Australia is far from full but no one wants to talk about it</a>&nbsp;Angst over house and rental prices is fracturing the fragile bigger-Australia consensus. Yet walking away from a larger population is not an option

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