Labor says early childhood education, not a baby bonus, is better way to lift birthrate
The comments came after a government report found more Australians will be dying than being born within four decades, The Guardian reported.
Australia's Labor government said investment in early childhood education and care, potentially including universal access for families, is a better response to the country's declining birthrate than a new "baby bonus," according to The Guardian.
The Guardian reported that Monday's intergenerational report found more Australians will be dying than being born within 40 years, a milestone already reached in countries including South Korea, Italy, Germany and Japan.
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- Universal early childhood education better than baby bonus to increase Australia’s birthrate, Labor says — The Guardian — World
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