Media Releases
Melbourne bursts at the seams as Australia population hits 25 million – aerial impressions
The Victorian branch of Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) expresses deep concern that Australia will reach 25 million people by mid August. In anticipation of this milestone, SPA literally took to the sky on the issue by flying a small plane over Melbourne to see first hand whether bigger means better. In an ex-military Cessna Birddog […]
Media release – world environment day
Sustainable Population Australia – World Environment Day The world’s population is predicted to climb from 7.5 billion to 11 billion by 2100. Given our impact is already higher than Earth’s carrying capacity, such an increase in human numbers will make it impossible to improve or maintain any environmental objective. Plastic waste reduction is the primary […]
World environment day June 05 – sustainable population Australia media release
The world’s population is predicted to climb from 7.5 billion to 11 billion by 2100. Given our impact is already higher than Earth’s carrying capacity, such an increase in human numbers will make it impossible to improve or maintain any environmental objective. Plastic waste reduction is the primary focus of this year’s World Environment Day. […]
Media Release: Tony Abbott and Peter Dutton on migration.
Australia has no coherent population plan other than to inundate the major cities with people. Instead of a well though-out population policy, the strategy has been to stoke overall economic growth to support big business. This suits the property industry and retailers but GDP per capita growth is stagnating while ordinary Australians are worse […]
26th September is world contraception day
Sustainable Population Australia Inc. Patrons: Hon. Bob Carr, Dr Paul Collins, Prof Tim Flannery, Em Prof Ian Lowe, Dr Mary E White Youth Ambassador: Ms Bindi Irwin With tomorrow being World Contraception Day, Australians should reflect on the worldwide advantage to be gained by the rollout of contraception in developing nations, says environment NGO Sustainable Population Australia […]
Earth on downward ecological spiral for 46 years
Sustainable Population Australia Inc. Patrons: Hon. Bob Carr, Dr Paul Collins, Prof Tim Flannery, Em Prof Ian Lowe, Dr Mary E White Youth Ambassador: Ms Bindi Irwin This year, 2 August is Earth Overshoot Day, the day we have spent 100 per cent of this year’s ecological income. It marks the 46th year that […]
Dick Smith’s new book ‘welcome’
Sustainable Population Australia Inc. Patrons: Hon. Bob Carr, Dr Paul Collins, Prof Tim Flannery, Em Prof Ian Lowe, Dr Mary E White Youth Ambassador: Ms Bindi Irwin Sustainable Population Australia welcomes Dick Smith’s new book “Fair Go”, in which he points out the irrefutable costs to Australia’s environment and way of life, if our […]
Media release – world population day
To mark World Population Day on 11 July, seven organizations from three continents are calling on national governments and international institutions to take urgent action in response to the 1992 and 2017 Warnings to Humanity. These warnings were made by the world’s leading scientists. In 1992, 1,700 scientists urged humankind to curtail environmental destruction and […]
World must step up contraception funding
Sustainable Population Australia Inc. Patrons: Hon. Bob Carr, Dr Paul Collins, Prof Tim Flannery, Em Prof Ian Lowe, Dr Mary E White Youth Ambassador: Ms Bindi Irwin On the eve of World Population Day (July 11), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has called for a significant increase in funding for contraception to meet the unmet […]
Australian population growth rate ‘alarmingly high’
Sustainable Population Australia Inc. Patrons: Hon. Bob Carr, Dr Paul Collins, Prof Tim Flannery, Em Prof Ian Lowe, Dr Mary E White Youth Ambassador: Ms Bindi Irwin Australia’s annual population growth rate of 1.6 per cent was alarmingly high, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Figures released on Tuesday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics […]