Media Releases
World population soars to 7 billion but Victoria can keep the lid on it
On October 31st the world’s population will zoom past the 7 billion mark just 12 years after reaching 6 billion. Despite taking all of human history up to 1800 to reach 1 billion, many seem to think the phenomenon of ever increasing human numbers is inevitable and normal! Globally we are growing at the expense […]
Quiet words in minister’s ear is not easy listening
There’s a growing volume of letters to daily papers with story after story of community outrage at Victoria’s Planning Minister. The illogical actions of Minister Guy last week over the Ventnor matter is far from a one-off as people around the state send in their particular tale of Ministerial interference or inconsistency. SPA Vic President […]
Migrants and house prices – response to HIA from SPA Victoria (AUG)
Aug 8, 2003 Ron Silberberg of the Housing Institute of Australia said today (8 August 2003) that migrants are being unfairly blamed for high house prices (Migrant bogey blame shift, a statement by HIA’s Managing Director, Ron Silberberg 8 Aug 2003). “This is a bit rich”, said Sheila Newman, Population and Land-use sociologist and President […]
Politics over SEQ water highlights uncertain future (JAN)
Both sides of politics, in their debate and grandstanding over South East Queensland’s water, highlight they have not grasped the fundamentals to good resource management and they are not leading South East Queensland to a better future. While one side of government solution is to build more dams and the other is to dither over […]
ISOS rolling internet conference: in search of sustainability:health (MAR)
www.isosconference.org.au Jointly organised and managed by: Australia 21 Limited www.australia21.org.au Nature and Society Forum www.natsoc.org.au Sustainable Population Australia population.org.au Health The Focus As Internet Conference Continues Mar 1, 2003 As Australian state governments struggle to find sufficient funds for hospitals and other health services, a new theme focussing on Human Health and Well-Being opens today in an innovative […]
Sydney can take neither sprawl nor infill (JUL)
SYDNEY, NSW Jul 11, 2001 for World Population Day – July 11 Sydney can cope with neither urban sprawl nor higher urban densities, according to the NSW branch of Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Branch president, Mr Tomi Strugar, says the only solution is to end population growth in the city as soon as possible. “There […]
Latest economic data show australians’ standard of living falling
Media Release Latest economic data show Australians’ standard of living falling 3 September 2009 “The latest economic growth figures clearly show that ‘standard of living’ is falling, not rising as implied by almost every journalist and commentator”, said Dr John Coulter, Vice president of Sustainable Population Australia. “Economic growth is almost […]
Population growth damages ‘standard of living’
Issued: 30 September 2010 “ABS data released yesterday confirms, yet again, that those states with the highest rates of population growth are performing worse in terms of per capita economic growth. Previous years and longer time scales lead to the same conclusion. “Those states with the highest rates of population growth suffered the largest reduction […]
Burke’s issues paper shows labor insincere on sustainable population
Burke’s Issues Paper shows Labor insincere on Sustainable Population
Dick smith’s wilberforce award
It has become obvious to me that my generation has over exploited our wonderful world – and it’s younger people who will pay the price. Like many people my age, I’ve benefited from a long period of constant economic and population growth – we are addicted to it. But sooner or later this consumption growth […]