The WA families bypassing sperm donor clinics
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Perth

The WA families bypassing sperm donor clinics

Shane Maynard has one daughter,but will soon become a father-of-six.

  • bySarah Smith

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This is the ‘ideal’ age to get your eggs frozen,but is it worth it?

This is the ‘ideal’ age to get your eggs frozen,but is it worth it?

Only a quarter of women return to their frozen eggs,leading experts to determine the best time to undergo the expensive procedure.

  • bySarah Berry
From a Bali bar to sellout shows:How love paved the way for Chloe and Paul Fisher

From a Bali bar to sellout shows:How love paved the way for Chloe and Paul Fisher

The “Fishers” have quickly become one of Australia’s most loved couples. They are proof that sometimes shared struggles can make a relationship even stronger.

  • byGyan Yankovich
Beijing to tackle shrinking population with subsidised IVF

Beijing to tackle shrinking population with subsidised IVF

It is one of a dozen policies officials are throwing at what they see as a very big problem – low birth rates.

  • byAlexandra Stevenson andZixu Wang
‘Triangle families’ on the rise,but only-child stereotypes persist
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Motherhood

‘Triangle families’ on the rise,but only-child stereotypes persist

One mother of an only child,a 10-year-old boy,had a stranger in a playground tell her “one child is akin to child abuse and really unfair on the child”.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
After the great delay,Australia’s sliding doors moment has arrived
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Population

After the great delay,Australia’s sliding doors moment has arrived

The decisions everyone makes as we emerge from the pandemic will determine the shape of the nation. It’s up to the government to provide the handrails we need.

  • byMichelle Griffin
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One for the country:do we need another baby bonus?
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Population

One for the country:do we need another baby bonus?

The latest Population Statement paints a grim picture of the future with an ageing population and falling birth rate meaning a decline in the number of younger,working Australians.

  • byRoshena Campbell
Fertility rate bounces back to pre-pandemic levels

Fertility rate bounces back to pre-pandemic levels

A post-COVID baby boom is set to boost fertility rates to pre-pandemic levels.

  • byMike Foley
Baby boom goes bust after Sydney and Melbourne’s property compromise

Baby boom goes bust after Sydney and Melbourne’s property compromise

Housing trade-offs are shaping our life choices and reshaping our cities by creating a fertility divide between the inner and outer suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne.

  • byMatt Wade
Baby drought:The suburbs with Perth’s lowest fertility rates

Baby drought:The suburbs with Perth’s lowest fertility rates

A fertility fault line divides the regions of greater Perth with only one suburban area having enough babies to maintain a stable population.

  • bySarah Brookes
Baby drought:The suburbs with Sydney’s lowest fertility rates

Baby drought:The suburbs with Sydney’s lowest fertility rates

A fertility fault line divides regions of Greater Sydney.

  • byMatt Wade