Australia's Economic Future Challenges
Australia's fertility rate will drop dramatically over the next 40 years with government forecasts the number of children born to the average woman will decline to just 1.34 by 2066Reported by 5 of 5 outlets; wording from Daily Mail.
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Excerpts released over the weekend show life expectancy at birth is forecast to reach almost 90 for women by 2066, up from about 86 years now, while life expectancy for men is expected to rise from 82 to 86 over the next four decades.
The country’s seventh IGR also outlines how Australia is at the cusp of a new and uncertain age of artificial intelligence that will shape the economy and society over the coming four decades.
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Treasury now expects population growth to average 0.9 per cent a year over the next 40 years, down from the 1.1 per cent projected in the 2023 Intergenerational Report and below the 1.4 per cent average recorded over the past four decades.
At the same time, the number of Australians aged 85 and older is expected to triple over the next 40 years.
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Intergenerational report underplays effect of climate crisis on Australia’s future, experts say
Australia ageing population crisis report sparks migration debate
How it changed
- 17 Sep
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will unveil Australia's seventh Intergenerational Report on Monday, offering a portrait of the nation in 2066, 40 years from now.
- 18 Sep
Costello’s first report estimated that the average lifespan of a man born in 2022 would be 80.7 years and 85.7 years for a woman.
- 20 Sep
- The population growth is projected to slow from an average of 1.4 per cent a year over the past 40 years to 0.9 per cent a year over the next 40 years.
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- 21 Sep
Australia’s population is ageing more quickly than previously expected, driven by a rapid decline in the number of births per woman.
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22 Sep Intergenerational report underplays effect of climate crisis on Australia’s future, experts say
The Guardian21 Sep Why younger Australians are facing a tough economic future
ABC News (AU)21 Sep Bye bye, babies: A nation living into its 90s is ageing faster than expected
Sydney Morning Herald
21 Sep Australia ageing population crisis report sparks migration debate
Times of India
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21 Sep Australia handed bleak 40-year outlook
Sydney Morning Herald21 Sep Chalmers can try to predict 40 years into the future, but he’s really talking 2028
Sydney Morning Herald21 Sep Statistic in Intergenerational Report spells challenge for Australia as it ages
ABC News (AU)
21 Sep Australia's migration dependence set to deepen as birth rate falls and population rapidly ages
Daily Mail
21 Sep More Australians will be dying than being born in 40 years as major report predicts future of lower growth
The Guardian21 Sep An ageing Australia must find ways to pay for world reshaped by AI, climate change
Sydney Morning Herald21 Sep Younger Australians face a harder path to wealth, report shows
ABC News (AU)
21 Sep Now Jim Chalmers is hinting at an income tax bonanza. He owes us more than that - starting with the truth about Australia's economy: PVO
Daily Mail
20 Sep Anthony Albanese's government flags fresh tax cuts for Aussies as it warns of major economic challenges ahead
Daily Mail20 Sep Live: Australians to live longer and have fewer children by 2066
ABC News (AU)
20 Sep Australia news live: Albanese names former News Corp executive as consul-general in New York
The Guardian20 Sep Australia news live: Anthony Albanese travels to US, seventh intergenerational report to be released, Donald Trump says arch to be ‘military complex’
Sydney Morning Herald20 Sep Jim Chalmers flags fresh tax cuts, warns of ‘confronting’ news in economic outlook
Sydney Morning Herald18 Sep What six failed predictions taught Australia about its future
Sydney Morning Herald
17 Sep Can Australia afford its future? The warning buried in Jim Chalmers' upcoming 2066 forecast amid questions about debt, migration and growth: PETER VAN ONSELEN
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