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Australia’s fertility rate has fallen to 1.48 — well below replacement level.

At the same time, immigration levels have surged, housing markets are tight, and infrastructure pressures are mounting. Is immigration the problem — or is it the solution to a deeper demographic reality?

In this episode, we examine the economics of population growth, ageing, and the sustainability of Australia’s welfare state. With a birth rate below replacement, the arithmetic of taxation, pensions, healthcare and workforce participation becomes unavoidable.

This is not a debate about ideology. It is about system design.

How should Australia balance skilled migration, housing capacity, wage growth and long-term fiscal stability? And what happens if population growth stalls?

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.

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