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12 December 2012

MR: SPA not a political party

The environmental group at the centre of the controversy between its national president, Hon. Sandra Kanck, and the Australian Democrats has countered claims by those who expelled Ms Kanck that it is a political party. Spokesperson for Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), Dr Jane O’Sullivan, says that SPA is recognised by the Federal Dept. of Environment …

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30 October 2012

MR: white paper fails to recognise fundamental truth

Sustainable Population Australia   Patrons: Senator the Hon. Bob Carr, Dr Paul Collins, Prof Tim Flannery, Prof Ian Lowe, Dr Mary E White   population.org.au The white paper on the Asian century fails to recognise the most fundamental truth about the economy, namely, that Nature is about to impose a multitude of impediments in the …

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11 October 2012

MR: end child marriage now!

On October 11, the United Nations Day of the Girl, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) joins the international community in calling for an end to child marriage. National President of SPA, Sandra Kanck, says child marriage violates a girl’s right to self-determination, robs them of their childhood, and often condemns them to a life of poor …

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30 September 2012

Latest population growth rate figures ‘alarming’

Sustainable Population Australia   Senator the Hon. Bob Carr, Dr Paul Collins, Prof Tim Flannery, Prof Ian Lowe, Dr Mary E White   population.org.au   28 September 2012   The latest figures that show Australia’s growth rate has risen to 1.5 per cent are alarming, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). The Australian Bureau of …

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10 September 2012

MR: renowned American author begins Australian tour friday

Richard Heinberg, journalist and educator who has written extensively on oil depletion, begins his two week Australian tour on Friday 14 September. He is the author of ten books and a senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute. In Australia, he will speak to his latest book, “The End of Growth”. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) …

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31 August 2012

MR: population growth drives biodiversity loss

MEDIA RELEASE FOR BIODIVERSITY MONTH http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/month.html Human activities are reducing genetic, species and ecosystem biodiversity in Australia and population growth is a major driver, according to Sustainable Population Australia Inc. (SPA) September is Biodiversity Month and its purpose is to promote the importance of protecting, conserving and improving biological diversity in Australia and globally. Australia …

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13 July 2012

Media release: doubling family planning aid a crucial initiative

Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s decision to double Australia’s family planning funding to $50 million a year is a crucial and much welcome initiative, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Minister Carr made the announcement as a London Summit on Family Planning organised by the Gates Foundation and the UK Government sought funding of $2 billion …

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11 July 2012

Media Release: World Population Day, 11th July: London family planning summit could compensate for Rio+20 failures

  London family planning summit could compensate for Rio+20 failures – if fundamentalist religion will get out of the way Women around the world were rightly furious that the term “reproductive rights” was removed from the outcome document produced at the UN’s Rio +20 conference on sustainable development last month according to national environment group, …

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3 June 2012

On world environment day aussie governments opt for brown rather than green economy

Sustainable Population Australia   Patrons: Senator the Hon. Bob Carr, Dr Paul Collins, Prof Tim Flannery, Prof Ian Lowe, Dr Mary E White   population.org.au    WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY POPULATION STABILISATION INTEGRAL TO GREEN ECONOMY: Australian Governments opt for brown rather than a green economy   While a green economy is a worthy theme for …

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22 April 2012

Earth day 22 April governments & oppositions ignore the spirit of earth day

With two months to go before the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the Federal Government and Opposition should embrace the spirit of Earth Day on 22 April and commit themselves to environmental sustainability, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Sunday is the 42nd anniversary of the first Earth Day, founded by US Senator Gaylord …

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