And so the recommended means to cut our fertility rate is...?

As a quick calculation, at 32 million, Australia’s population will be only 0.47% of the world’s population.

But the author does have some good points regards consumption and sustainability. At present, I don’t believe Australia can be sustainable with present rates of consumption and immigration.

We actually have one of the highest rates of consumption in the world, and have become a highly secular, feminist, consumerist society, with an over dependence on importation and immigration.

Not much to write home about.

I believe the generally recommended option is contraception - the 'not shagging' option being rather unpopular. Contraceptives are imperfect, but I daresay their failure rates are low enough to facilitate the cut in fertility rates the author desires.

Any article on population that does not mention immigration is not serious. If we cut our birthrate our politicians will increase the immigration rate. The population will continue to grow at the same rate, but it will be an increasingly non-white population.

So, while I support population stabilisation, authors like Jenny Goldie are merely advancing a demographic/ethnic transformation with no effect on population. Until such time as our leaders cut immigration, we ought to increase our birthrate to ensure that the ethnic mix of Australia remains something that resemebles Australia rather than a balkanised, segregated mix of ethnic tensions.

And I haven't even mentioned the fact that some immigrant groups are being taught by their leaders to increase their birthrate as a means to expand their power and influence in Australia.

how deceived can one be?

Last month, I became a grandfather for the first time. I hope our only daughter has only one child, because the research is clear. Only-children do better than others in both academic achievement and career pursuits - likely because of the added attention they receive from parents. the author's concerns apply globally.