SPA’s Communication Manager Michael Bayliss responds to the federal 2020 budget in the latest episode of Post Growth Australia Podcast (PGAP). A link to the PGAP series – which have been made possible by our generous SPA members and donations from the broader community – can be found on our home page or by clicking …
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This month new projections of global population growth were published in the prestigeous journal The Lancet, anticipating a peak of 9.7 billion people around 2064 – much lower than the United Nations projects. But these findings have been challenged in an analysis by SPA member Dr. Jane O’Sullivan, which can be read here at ‘The Overpopulation Project’. …
SPA is one again on the pulse to debate on the society that we want after COVID-19 and to ensure that we break from the past mistake that have lead us to our current predicaments. SPA Member and VicTas branch committee member Hamish Burns had an articles published on this very issue in the esteemed …
Australia’s COVID-19 Recovery Must Question Our Breakneck Population Growth Read More »
At its national AGM on Saturday, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) awarded the annual Mary E White Unsung Hero award to Colin Samundsett of Farrer. Dr Mary White was a renowned author and paleo-botanist who died two years ago. She had been one of five Patrons of SPA. SPA National President, Hon Sandra Kanck, says Colin …
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Population and climate change Because we are officially recognised by the UNFCCC as an environmental NGO we can attend on the sidelines of the ‘Conferences of the Parties’. Due to airfare and travel costs we often do not make it and thus, overseen by SPA’s Dr Jane O’Sullivan, we choose supportive people from …
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Some weeks ago SPA sent a questionnaire to six political parties asking for their policy positions re population issues. In summary, we sought to find out from each of them: Their views on the optimum population for Australia and the basis for their figure; Whether they recognise that there are environmental constraints to population growth …
To order a copy of this book, please call SPA’s office on 0434 962 305. “This is a magnificent book, albeit confronting at times. SPA is extremely fortunate to have been given a number of books to sell and distribute in Australia.” Book review by Jenny Goldie. Originally published in the SPA Feb Newsletter The …
ARTS IN ACTION – screening –
“Mother caring for 7 billion” Screening July 30th
Bella Union Trades Hall ,
corner of Lygon Street and Victoria Pde. Carlton
Sponsored by Sustainable Population Australia, Victorian/Tasmanian Branch
“WILDLIFE Warrior Bindi Irwin is all grown up and ready to rumble.
The late Croc Hunter’s blossoming daughter turns 15 this week and is ready to swap singing and dancing for serious debate. And one of the issues closest to her heart is family planning and birth control to curb overpopulation of the planet.”
Writes Kathleen Donaghey of the Sunday Mail (Qld).
This population classic, a short, illustrated book by Nola Stewart that was originally written in 1982 and has been updated multiple times since, has been both updated again this year and also turned into a series of YouTube videos: Part A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUgcw-TxGDA Part B http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wBUIP9Foco Part C http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgn7WSbRcSs Attachments: ConservationThroughHavingSmallerFamilies2012.pdf Image:
