Media Releases
End population growth to achieve climate targets
If greenhouse gas emissions are to be cut to levels that the Federal Government has promised under the Kyoto Protocol, that is 60 per cent by 2050, then population numbers must be stabilised and then allowed to fall, according to Sustainable Population Australia Inc (SPA). Speaking on the eve of Earth Day, SPA National President […]
Sandra Kanck new president of environment group
Sustainable Population Australia www.population.org.au [email protected] 4th April, 2009 At its AGM this afternoon, former South Australian state MP, Hon. Sandra Kanck, will take on the position of national president of Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Ms Kanck says she is taking on the position at a time when more people are understanding that most of the […]
Adelaide conference to discuss impact of increasing population
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) will hold its national AGM and a mini-conference in Adelaide tomorrow which will address the issues of population in relation to climate change, peak oil and economics. Incoming national president of SPA, Ms Sandra Kanck, says that Australians are already living unsustainably, and growing our population simply adds to the problems […]
Media release: foreign minister commended on lifting gag rule
Sustainable Population Australia Inc (SPA) warmly congratulates the Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, on his decision today to lift Australia’s version of the ‘global gag rule’. The gag rule was a guideline that prevented Australian overseas aid money going to any non-government organisation that undertook or even advised on abortion, including in countries where abortion was […]
Media Release – GDP per person falls in every state
‘Most economic commentators assume that changes in GDP are proxy measures for changes in human welfare,’ says Dr Coulter. ‘Accepting for the moment that this is the case, then change in GDP per person, rather than gross GDP, is actually a better measure of welfare. ‘If we look at per capita rather than gross GDP, […]
SPA supports AMWU push to salvage local jobs from gas fire sale (OCT)
Oct 23, 2003 Sustainable Population Australia supports the “Make it Here or Jobs Disappear” rally. Mr Jock Ferguson , Secretary of the WA branch of the AMWU is quoted in the West Australian 23 October 2003 as saying that the AMWU campaign, “… aims to pressure developers and the Government into using local labour and […]
Give the west papuans refuge (Jan)
The West Papuan asylum seekers who recently arrived by outrigger canoe should be given at least temporary refuge in Australia, according to Sustainable Population Australia inc. (SPA). National President of SPA, Ms Jenny Goldie, says the 43 West Papuans, currently housed on Christmas Island, clearly fit the definition of political refugee under the 1951 Refugee […]
Reproductive health funding will help fight aids (Nov)
30 November 2005 More funding for reproductive health services will help combat the scourge of AIDS, according to Sustainable Population Australia inc (SPA). On the eve of World Aids Day, SPA National president Ms Jenny Goldie says couples need better access to condoms and other safe, affordable measures that have the dual role of stopping […]
Population growth root of much conflict (JUL)
Jul 9, 2003 Population growth is the root cause of many of the world’s conflicts, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). SPA National President Dr Harry Cohen says a prime example is the situation in the Solomon Islands where Australian troops are being sent to keep order. “This small island nation has a fragile resource […]
Population growth stymies greenhouse targets (Mar)
26 March 2007 A record 135,000 babies were born in the last six months in Australia, and immigration has reached a 17 year high, making the task of meeting future greenhouse gas emission targets virtually unattainable, according to Sustainable Population Australia Inc (SPA). Australia’s latest population growth rate of 1.32 per cent – considered high […]