Media Releases
Food insecurity breeds conflict
“Human civilisation depends vitally on a stable food supply. The constant lesson of history is that food insecurity breeds conflict – as shown in my book Food or War,” says science author Julian Cribb AM. Mr Cribb is a speaker at next week’s Fenner Conference on Environment – Making Australian agriculture sustainable – at the […]
Climate change threatens food production
The report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on “Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability” released Monday night warns food production will be impacted, even with only small amount of global warming. The effect of climate change on agriculture will be discussed at the upcoming Fenner Conference – Making Australian agriculture sustainable […]
Agriculture under threat from expanded mining leases
Australian agricultural land is being significantly encroached upon by coal and gas mining, including the planned Narrabri underground mine expansion that will send nine more farms dry due to water impacts. The expansion is on top of the 61,000 ha the company has already purchased. Lock the Gate members Sally Hunter and Nicky Chirlian will […]
Population growth a key driver of environmental decline: NSW SoE report
The 2021 NSW State of Environment report (SoE) released this week confirms that population growth is “a significant driver of environmental impacts”, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has noted. The SoE report reveals that land clearing has increased threefold over the past decade, woodlands and grasslands have deteriorated, and 62 per cent of vegetation is under […]
Fenner conference to critically examine Australian agriculture
After 230 years of European Agriculture in Australia, it is time to critically examine what this land has, and should have, taught us, according to one of the speakers at the 2022 Fenner Conference, Making Australian agriculture sustainable. The conference will be held in person and on-line at the Academy of Science’s Shine Dome […]
Population growth has increased Australia’s climate emissions
Population growth of 8.3 million people since 1990 has caused a marked increase in Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report. The report also warns that continuing population growth in Australia, combined with climate change, will make Australians vulnerable to food, water and energy scarcities in the future. The lead author of the report is the […]
Call by AIG for increased migrant intake unwarranted
The call by Innes Wilcox, chief executive of the Australian Industry Group to lift the cap on immigration from 160,000 to between 190,00 and 200,000 is unwarranted, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). SPA argues that the so-called skills shortage is over-rated and does not require a return to pre-Covid levels of immigration. SPA […]
Fall in birthrate and fertility welcome: SPA
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has welcomed the latest figures showing registered births fell by 3.7% in 2020, and dismissed concerns expressed by former Treasurer Peter Costello. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) also reported that the total fertility rate was at an all-time low of 1.58 babies per woman. SPA National President Ms Jenny […]
Skilled migrant shortage a sham: New Briefing Note
Claims that skills shortages require massive increases in the skilled migrant intake do not stand up to scrutiny, according to a new Briefing Note prepared by Leith van Onselen, Chief Economist at MacroBusiness. The Note, commissioned by Sustainable Population Australia, comes as employer groups and some government members are angling to ramp up skilled […]
New poll: Australians decisively reject Big Australia path
The new survey findings of the Resolve Political Monitor provide yet further evidence that Australians do not want to return to the Big Australia path of high population growth, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). The survey, as reported in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, found that 58% of Australians believe we should re-start […]