FertilityNo one talks about those who wanted children and never had them. It’s time we didIt’s a complicated and silent grief when you end up unintentionally childless. But there’s a good life out the other side.May 30, 2026Katrina StricklandExclusiveBabiesFor many, it’s the time to have fewer children — or noneAustralia’s fertility rate has hit a record low, and more people are saying one – or none – is the only way they can live.May 28, 2026Matt WadeAdvertisement‘Thanks, Mum, but I don’t want your life’ – is the load that buckled their mothers putting off Gen Z?Yes, there’s work and the domestic load, but it’s the third shift – the mental one – that’s “the heart of the problem”.Wendy TuohyEditorialAustralia’s baby bust is a policy failure. We must fix itAustralia should be a great place to have children, and to be a child. But at present, many people are being put off for a multitude of reasons.The Herald's View