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Australian births have fallen at the sharpest rate in 50 years, according to KPMG data
The cost-of-living crunch and housing crisis have been blamed for a sharp drop in the number of Perth families having kids. Just more than 25,000 babies were born in metropolitan Perth in 2023 — plummeting 6 per cent compared to four years ago. That’s …