Media Releases
Do Australians wish to return to high levels of immigration, or not?
A recent opinion poll by The Australian Centre for Population Research (TAPRI) found that 70% of Australians do not wish to return to pre-Covid immigration levels of 240,000 per year or anything like this number. In contrast, an Essential Research (ER) poll suggested that a declining proportion of respondents were concerned about immigration levels being […]
Bulging cities focus of new environmental campaign
A new video shows how Canberrans are pushing back after years of simmering concern about the prodigious growth of the city. . The video called My Bulging City is produced by Canberra journalist Rod Taylor. It is part of a campaign by environmental group Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). “We are increasingly aware that our city […]
SPA welcomes world vasectomy week but seeks focus on other contraceptive methods as well
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) welcomes World Vasectomy Week (November 13- 20) and notes that when a man has a vasectomy it is “an act of love” towards his wife or partner. SPA national president Ms Jenny Goldie says that for too long women bore the primary responsibility for family planning. “Vasectomies allowed men to share […]
Big majority of Australians reject Big Australia
Australians have decisively rejected returning to pre-covid levels of high immigration and high population growth according to the latest survey by TAPRI (The Australian Population Research Institute). The survey finds that 70 percent of Australians have rejected the annual net migration of 240,000 people prior to COVID-19 as too high. More significantly, 69 percent […]
World Food Day: Little hope of eradicating hunger while global population increases
Speaking on the eve of World Food Day (October 16), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) President Jenny Goldie says there is little hope of achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) – Zero Hunger – by 2030 if global population continues its inexorable rise. According to the World Food Programme, up to 811 million people have […]
What Australia does NOT need is an explosion of immigrants: SPA
Media release in response to Dominic Perrottet Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) emphatically rejects the call by new NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet for an explosion of new immigrants – a doubling of pre-Covid annual intakes over five years. The NSW Premier’s call is at odds with several learned economists, including Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe, Professor […]
Time to give young women freedom from unwanted pregnancies
Australia should not only emulate France by making contraception free for all women under 25, but make it free for all women, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). In France from next year, those under 25 would not be charged for medical appointments, tests, or other medical procedures related to birth control. For the […]
Ending population growth integral to avoiding conflict
On the eve of the International Day of Peace, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) says that there can be little hope of peace in regions of rapid population growth unless accompanied by productivity growth and strong institutions. According to SPA, numerous scientific papers have linked conflict to resource scarcity, with population growth being one of […]
SPA welcomes near ZPG national figures despite state baby booms
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has welcomed the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) that show population growth has fallen to near zero (0.1 per cent) despite an apparent baby boom. Yesterday, the ABS released figures for the year ending March 31. Australia’s population grew by 35,700 or 0.14 per cent. Annual natural […]
Human population growth a threat to other species
Habitat loss is the greatest threat to other species and is exacerbated by human activities and population growth, according Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Thus, slowing and ending population growth is critical if threatened species are not to be driven to extinction. Australia commemorates National Threatened Species Day on 7 September to raise awareness of plants and animals […]