Baby girl born in NSW’s Port Macquarie base hospital at 12.05, belongs to generation Beta, many of whom will live to see 22nd century

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A baby girl named Remi, born just minutes into the new year on the NSW midnorth coast, is believed to be the first Australian birth of 2025 – and the first of “generation Beta”.

Tzu-Ling Huang and Liam Walsh had a quiet New Year’s Eve planned at their home in Comboyne, but their daughter surprised them and arrived two weeks early.

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