Another aspect that is rarely mentioned is the way government policy is undermining primary production – the family farm is just about a museum piece; few younger people are seeing the value in farming as a career so even if we were not busy turning our prime agricultural land into residential areas we still face
Migration, population policy and colonial exploitation Read More »
Sustainable Population Australia, the nation’s only environment group campaigning on reducing human population, is greatly encouraged by the comments of incoming Prime Minister Gillard about reducing immigration. National President of SPA, Sandra Kanck, says that after more than two decades of hammering away at this issue and the spectacular population growth, which took place under
Gillard on Population: An Outbreak of Commonsense? Read More »
Both the Victorian Government and Victorian Opposition are mistaken in moving to allow another 24,000 hectares of urban sprawl for Melbourne. Melbourne is becoming an obese, hardened-artery parody of its former self. Extending the Urban Growth Boundary is like a man rapidly gaining weight who thinks he can solve the problem by loosening his belt.
More Urban Sprawl for Melbourne the Wrong Way to Go Read More »
I grew up in Broken Hill, which is dependent on the Darling River. I remember hearing stories of such widespread flooding of the river that the paddle-steamers on their way up to Bourke got lost because the captains were unable to determine where the main channel was. I spent 15 years in the South Australian
Population, Making a Living, and the Limits of the Murray Darling Basin Read More »
From a member of SPA, posted to the SPA members Group Popforum, I’ve just been checking the latest edition of the the ABS Labour Force Statistics (March 2010). As you probably know the overall unemployment rate is 5.3%, but for young people aged 15-19 it’s 18.2%, up from 14.6% in March 2007. If this were
124,000 young people not working and not studying – 24th April 2010 Read More »
Nearly 7 out of 10 Australian voters do not think Australia needs more people, and only 23 per cent favour growth via an active immigration policy, according to a survey recently completed by the Australian Survey of Social Attitudes (AusSSA) at the Australian National University. AusSSA included a series of questions about attitudes to population in
Survey shows 7 out of 10 Australians oppose population growth Read More »
The accident itself and its comical aftermath was merely the latest demonstration by the NSW government that it would be flat out organising a chook raffle, with the hated Roads and Traffic Authority playing the starring role. The political consequences are discussed by my colleague Imre Salusinszky on the facing page. Late Monday morning and
Traffic snarl fuels fears over exploding population Read More »
“But as a consequence of other comments made at the time of the announcement SPA has concerns about the policy that will be developed. “Opinion polls show that a majority of Australians want to stop wanton population growth and believe we have neither the water or infrastructure to support Kevin Rudd’s ‘big Australia’. “The Prime
Media Release – Kevin Rudd’s Population Policy Already Decided? – 5 April 2010 Read More »
The Rudd government has stated that it intends to increase the population of Australia. It is estimated by Treasury that the number of Australian citizens will reach 35 million by 2049. The federal government has identified that, to meet the challenge of the increasing population, major cities will have to increase their urban density. For this
Super size me: is a big Australia good for our health? Read More »
“The Lowy Institute survey confirms what the Coalition has repeatedly highlighted, that Australians have serious concerns about Kevin Rudd’s notion of a big Australia with 36 million people by 2050,” Mr Morrison said. “The Coalition is committed to a sustainable population growth path for Australia that meets the needs of our economy and maintains our
Australians reject Kevin Rudd’s big Australia – 08/04/10 Read More »
