Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 2013-04-23 16:12
The arrival of Australia’s 23 millionth person tomorrow is no cause for celebration, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA).
National President of SPA, Ms Jenny Goldie, noted that in 1994 the Australian Academy of Science had said: ‘In our view, the quality of all aspects of our children's lives will be maximized if the population of Australia by the mid-21st Century is kept to the low, stable end of the achievable range, i.e. to approximately 23 million.’[i]
Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 2013-02-12 14:34
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has called on the new Immigration Minister, Brendan O’Connor, to heed the findings of a paper issued yesterday. It found that the number of migrants arriving in Australia since the beginning of 2011 who found jobs about equals the number of new jobs created in Australia for everyone over the same period.
The paper was written by Professor Bob Birrell and Ernest Healy of the Centre for Population and Urban Research (CPUR), Monash University.
Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 2013-01-15 22:19
The current record-breaking heatwave that has affected continental Australia is a symptom of climate change, according to Sustainable Population Australia Inc. (SPA).
SPA national president, Ms Sandra Kanck, says reducing population growth is an integral part of climate change mitigation.
Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 2012-11-27 19:12
The latest report from CPUR, the Centre for Population and Urban Research at Monash Uni (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/cpur/) has been released and is entitled "Immigration Overshoot". This from the report's Summary:
"Australia has been in the grip of a boom mentality over the last decade. As in other such booms, governments and business enterprises seem to lose the capacity to reality-test claims, such as those from the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency, that Australia faces enormous growth in the demand for workers." and "This report argues that the immigration intake is too high. It shows that under the current employment conditions several of the major visa subclasses need to be culled."
The entire report is attached: Report in PDF
Submitted by webmaster on Wed, 2012-10-10 22:55
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 health.
Ten million girls every year, 25,000 girls a day, become child brides. They are significantly more likely to die in childbirth, be physically abused and be infected with HIV.
Submitted by webmaster on Sun, 2012-09-30 00:01
Sustainable Population Australia
Senator the Hon. Bob Carr, Dr Paul Collins, Prof Tim Flannery, Prof Ian Lowe, Dr Mary E White
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).
Submitted by webmaster on Wed, 2012-09-26 12:37
Submitted by webmaster on Mon, 2012-09-10 10:57
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”.
Submitted by webmaster on Fri, 2012-08-31 11:42
MEDIA RELEASE FOR BIODIVERSITY MONTH
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/month.html
31 August 2012
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)
Submitted by webmaster on Thu, 2012-08-23 22:49
Dick Smith, one of Australia's most prominent population campaigners, addressed a rally outside the Adelaide Advertiser protesting press censorship especially on the issue of population and economic growth.
The video of his full speach is now available via Youtube:
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Richard Heinberg's address at the ANU in Canberra on the Friday 21 September was recorderd by Rod Taylor who has allowed us to link to that recording here. You can play it by using the player below or download it as an MP3 audio file to listen to later.