TREASURY boss Ken Henry has taken a swipe at his own department’s commitment to the environment, saying Treasury officials, among others, have failed to give proper weight to the importance of retaining Australia’s unique biodiversity. Trevor Martin 6th March 2010 Article Link:
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According to Ponzi demography, population growth — through natural increase and immigration — means more people leading to increased demands for goods and services, more material consumption, more borrowing, more on credit and of course more profits. Everything seems fantastic for a while — but like all Ponzi schemes, Ponzi demography is unsustainable. Joseph Chamie
Is Population Growth a Ponzi Scheme? Read More »
An ageing population, escalating pressures in the health system and climate change pose long-term challenges for Australia’s economic growth, living standards and government finances. The Treasury’s Long Term Demographic and Economic projects for Australia 1st February 2010 Article Link: http://www.treasury.gov.au/igr/igr2010/
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If the Reserve Bank and federal Treasury are right, it is not only the world that is heading into a two-speed recovery. Australia is facing the same future – with Victoria one of the states on the slow track. And Tim Colebatch asks ‘who will benefit?’ March 2, 2010 Article Link: http://www.watoday.com.au/opinion/politics/digging-a-hole-for-ourselves-20100301-pdi0.html
Digging a Hole for Ourselves Read More »
BEIJING, Feb 24 (Bernama) — China’s rural population will shrink from the current 900 million to 400 million in 30 years, a top Chinese rural economist estimated, Xinhua reported Wednesday. Article Link: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php
China’s Rural Population to Halve In 30 Years: Economist Read More »
Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — Switzerland’s population growth slowed in 2009 as the economic crisis discouraged foreign job- seekers from coming to the country. Article Link:
Swiss Population Growth Slowed in 2009 as Immigration Eased Read More »
Vincent Fernando | Feb. 24, 2010 Article Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-1-child-policy-could-mess-counrty-up-for-100-years-2010-2
Why China’s Declining Population Will Take 100 Years to Fix Read More »
US representatives to Malawi have made a special appeal to authorities to put in place measures that will help control the growth of population in the country. By NYASA TIMES Published: February 24, 2010 Article Link:
Us Warns Malawi to Control Population Growth Read More »
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Nearly a fifth of the population in Chad will suffer food shortages this year, part of a broader hunger problem looming in the Sahel region, the United Nations said Thursday. Moumine Ngarmbassa Thu Feb 25, 2010 Article Link:
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A few days ago there was an odd juxtaposition of Yemen-related news. On the one hand, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that the United States would double its military assistance to Yemen to about $150 million next year. That same day, the UN Refugee Agency warned that it faced a huge funding shortfall
One-Third of Yemen’s Population May Go Hungry. Still, Money for Weapons but Not Food. Read More »
