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SPA pays tribute to a great environmentalist: Dr John Coulter
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) is today paying tribute to its Patron and former senator for South Australia, Dr John Coulter, who died yesterday in Adelaide aged 93 after a long illness. SPA national president, Peter Strachan, says Dr Coulter was a great environmentalist who advocated for an ecologically sustainable population for over half a century. …
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International student cap still too high
A new international student cap is a welcome reduction but 270,000 per annum is still too high, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), particularly in light of the governmentâs expressed intention of keeping net overseas migration (NOM) to 260,000 p.a. SPA national president Peter Strachan says excessive numbers of overseas students have contributed to unacceptably …
Australia is Overpopulated and has Breached its Ecological Limits
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) calls for sensible public policy that takes heed of the driest continent’s ecological limits to growth, as demonstrated by a record of steady environmental decline over the past 100 years. Capping annual net migration below 70,000 to ensure Australia’s population remains below 30 million, would limit further degradation. SPA’s President, …
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SPA National President responds to Earth Overshoot Day on August 01st
Globally, humans are using resources much faster than Planet Earth can replace them and the situation is much worse in Australia. Earth Overshoot Day is the day on which the Earth’s resources for that year have been expended and after that day we are eating into our children’s future. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) advises …
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NSW refuses to accept that population is key driver in biodiversity loss
Population size and growth are the key drivers in NSW biodiversity decline and continues to be ignored by those responsible for the protection of our environment, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). SPA national president Peter Strachan says the NSW Environment Minister, Penny Sharpe, should pay heed to the 2022-23 NSW State of Environment report …
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World Population Day: a population may survive but not thrive if it grows rapidly
Our National President, Peter Strachan was interviewed accross numerous Australian radio programs for World Population Day, including 2GB with Michael McLaren which may be listened to HERE As World Population Day approaches on July 11, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) says a population may survive but not thrive if it grows rapidly. SPA national president Peter …
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It’s the population growth – stupid! SPA Responds to ABS data
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) congratulates Australians for making a sensible and sustainable choice to have smaller families. Despite the nation’s total population rising by 8.2 million since 2000, The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that 15,900 fewer babies were born in the year to December 2023 than in the previous year, limiting natural population …
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Thousands of Australians call for an end to rapid population growth
Many well-known and respected names such as Dick Smith AO, economist Leith van Onselen and Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe, have joined over twelve thousand Australians to sign a position statement calling for the stabilisation of Australia’s population. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) National President, Peter Strachan, said the Position Statement went public in the last …
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Don’t stop immigration – just reduce it
With immigration soaring to stratospheric heights above 10,000 per week, there have been calls to halt immigration, at least until housing and infrastructure catch up. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) says it just needs to be reduced, not eliminated altogether. Immigration is only an issue because it is the main contributor to population growth and, …
Swelling numbers of people drive desertification and land degradation
World Environment Day (5 June) is a day to acknowledge humanity’s impacts on nature, and to lift ambition to end its destruction, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). The theme of this year’s World Environment Day reflects the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 15, namely, to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, …
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