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NEWS: 9 May 2023

Australia’s Role in Global Population

  On 15th November 2022, the world’s human population totalled 8 billion people. While acknowledging it is projected to surpass 9 billion around 2037 and 10 billion around 2058, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has all but welcomed this milestone with his statement ‘8 billion people means 8 billion opportunities to live dignified and fulfilled lives’. Which only …

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NEWS: 10 April 2023

Not just a housing crisis – a population growth crisis

  Australia is in the middle of a severe housing crisis.  Rents are going off the charts. Why is this happening? The reason, as anyone with knowledge of the property industry can tell you, is population growth. Population growth is speeding up because the Albanese government has just raised Australia’s migrant intake to 650,000 over …

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NEWS: 17 November 2022

SPA speaks with runner up winner of 8 billion competition Esther Li

Esther Li,  an accomplished young writer (age 10)  was the runner up winner to SPA’s  “8 Billion Day Writer’s Competition.” In the lead up to the 15th November 2022,  the date the UN estimated the global population would reach 8 billion,  Australian residents were invited to submit responses to the following question for their chance …

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NEWS: 15 November 2022

Winners of the ‘Eight Billion Day’ writers competition announced

  On this day November 15th, according to UN estimates, the global population will reach 8 billion people.  This means that the world’s population has climbed another billion in just 11 years, which is unprecedented. For many, this is a troubling and existential ‘milestone.’   At SPA, we wanted to capture a broader public sentiment regarding …

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NEWS: 2 November 2022

SPA Q&A with CHASE Africa

  Robin Witt,  founder of Community Health and Sustainable Environments (CHASE) Africa,  was interviewed by SPA Communications Manager Michael Bayliss for the SPA Newsletter Nov 2022 edition.  The full interview is reproduced below. Acknowledgements to  Harriet Gordon-Brown,  the new CEO for CHASE Africa,  who also contributed content for the interview. Please support CHASE Africa, more …

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NEWS: 11 October 2022

SPA makes a splash in the media

  Sustainable Population Australia has enjoyed a very successful recent run in the media.     The Australian Associated Press (AAP) interviewed two members of our executive committee, Jenny Goldie (national president) and Dr. Jane O’Sullivan.   The resulting article, “Sick environment puts population in focus” was published on Saturday the 08th of October across nearly …

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NEWS: 23 August 2022

Jobs Summit: Make your voice heard

Increased immigration won’t fix jobs and skills Make your voice heard and demand our politicians do not put us back on the road of high population growth with all its pressures the environment, congestion and housing affordability. Demand that the government not ramp up immigration to the red-hot levels (200,000+) we had before the pandemic  …

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