Media Releases
MR: 23 million milestone nothing to celebrate
The arrival of Australia’s 23 millionth person tomorrow is no cause for celebration, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). National President of SPA, Ms Jenny Goldie, noted that in 1994 the Australian Academy of Science had said: ‘In our view, the quality of all aspects of our children’s lives will be maximized if the population […]
MR: population growth rate soars to unsustainable 1.7 per cent
The steady increase in Australia’s population growth rate over the past year from 1.4 to.1.5 to 1.6 and now 1.7 per cent is unsustainable and unacceptable, according to Sustainable Population Australia Inc. (SPA). In the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today, the estimated resident population of Australia at 30 September […]
MR: Rudd plays into hands of development lobby
By agreeing to be keynote speaker at the National Conference of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) tomorrow, Kevin Rudd is playing into the hands of the development lobby, according to Sustainable Population Australia Inc (SPA). Rudd will be speaking on ‘Population Growth for a Stronger Economy’ at the UDIA conference in Melbourne. SPA National […]
MR: immigration minister right to tighten temporary worker program
The new Minister for Immigration, Brendan O’Connor, has made an excellent start in his portfolio by tightening the temporary workers’ program and thereby protecting Australian workers, according to Sustainable Population Australia Inc. (SPA). The temporary worker program, whereby foreign workers come in on 457 visas, was set up to fill skill gaps in Australian businesses […]
MR: new immigration minister must heed monash paper and cut immigration
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has called on the new Immigration Minister, Brendan O’Connor, to heed the findings of a paper issued yesterday. It found that the number of migrants arriving in Australia since the beginning of 2011 who found jobs about equals the number of new jobs created in Australia for everyone over the same […]
MR: bindi Irwin show intelligence, wisdom and courage
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has commended Bindi Irwin on having the courage to stand up to Hillary Clinton. Her 1000-word essay on overpopulation of the planet was so edited by Secretary of State’s office that the 14 year-old Bindi withdrew it. Bindi was frustrated by the experience and said: “The true test of freedom of […]
MR: reducing population growth can help climate mitigation
The current record-breaking heatwave that has affected continental Australia is a symptom of climate change, according to Sustainable Population Australia Inc. (SPA). SPA national president, Ms Sandra Kanck, says reducing population growth is an integral part of climate change mitigation. “We commend the Australian Government for increasing funding to family planning, but at a mere […]
MR: SPA not a political party
The environmental group at the centre of the controversy between its national president, Hon. Sandra Kanck, and the Australian Democrats has countered claims by those who expelled Ms Kanck that it is a political party. Spokesperson for Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), Dr Jane O’Sullivan, says that SPA is recognised by the Federal Dept. of Environment […]
MR: white paper fails to recognise fundamental truth
Sustainable Population Australia Patrons: Senator the Hon. Bob Carr, Dr Paul Collins, Prof Tim Flannery, Prof Ian Lowe, Dr Mary E White population.org.au The white paper on the Asian century fails to recognise the most fundamental truth about the economy, namely, that Nature is about to impose a multitude of impediments in the […]
MR: end child marriage now!
On October 11, the United Nations Day of the Girl, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) joins the international community in calling for an end to child marriage. National President of SPA, Sandra Kanck, says child marriage violates a girl’s right to self-determination, robs them of their childhood, and often condemns them to a life of poor […]