> but experts describe the fertility uptick as more of a “blip”. That hasn’t stopped countries including Russia, Greece and Italy giving baby bonuses a go. So,

> but experts describe the fertility uptick as more of a “blip”. That hasn’t stopped countries including Russia, Greece and Italy giving baby bonuses a go. So, this business of baby bounties is political tenable, but not an actual solution. > Australia’s fertility rate peaked at 3.5 in 1961. By 1975 – not long after Gough Whitlam abolished the luxury tax on the contraceptive pill – it had dropped to replacement level (2.1), and now Strange that no one seems to be doing a comparison between then and now to find out what factors would encourage replacement levels. They'd probably find that they need to pay people more and ensure job security, which is never popular with the autocrats.