Sustainability and unsustainability are opposites, so are social inclusion and social exclusion. In theory, if we can define one, we can define the other and if we can measure one, we can measure the other. But in practice, who knows how to precisely define or accurately measure sustainability or social inclusion? Defining elements of social
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Instead of focusing on scale, we should be looking to a far greater extent at the economies and diseconomies of growth rate. At issue is not a comparison of 2009 with 22 million people versus 2049 with 36 million. It is the comparison of 2009 with 2.1 per cent annual population growth with
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Joseph Chamie, Director of the United Nations Population Program for 12 years has described the push for, and the results of, population growth as a giant Ponzi scheme. It is designed to channel wealth from the many and pass it to the few. (See short article by Chamie below) There is no better example of
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http://members.beforeitsnews.com/story/23007/Immigration_heats_up_in_Australia_and_Canada.html While the United States finds itself stuck in an immigration quagmire, two other modern civilizations face similar predicaments: Australia and Canada. As the world adds another 77 million humans annually, millions flee from their unsustainable countries into first world nations. Canada, known as a big “little” country, because of its limited food growing season
Noted in Australian Financial Revue in February was a series of letters that questioned the accuracy of the Australian Bureau of Statistics figures Unemployment and Underemployment. It was an interesting exchange of views that appears worthy of reproduction. AFR 8 February 2010 Political definition of unemployment David Lurie’s letter, “Underemployment must be addressed” (February 4),
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There is a thundering silence by the leaders of both political parties on the vital issue of population growth. They are miles away from addressing the most important issue affecting every South Australian now and into the distant future. A recent Galaxy poll showed that 72% of Australians did not support the high rate of
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Carr’s concerns were perfectly understandable, but his response was misguided. He had no control over federal migration policies, only planning. So the city’s population continued to swell within its existing boundaries, contributing to the mess we see today. When Victorian Premier John Brumby was state treasurer he saw things differently. Population growth in Melbourne was
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Clive Hamilton Part 1 | Part 2 Professor Clive Hamilton explores the balances being struck between environmental protection and economic growth in the context of the current advice from climate scientists. He also argues that our preoccupation with economic growth is inconsistent with protecting the Earth from severe damage due to global
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OVERVIEW There were 10.9 million employed people aged 15 years and over in September 2009. Of these: 10 million (92%) were fully employed 899,500 (8%) were not fully employed of whom 811,600 were underemployed. Of the 811,600 underemployed workers: 735,900 usually worked part-time but would prefer more hours and were available to start work with
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The Times questions the experts on the potent issues of population and immigration Anjana Ahuja From The Times February 16, 2010 “When Phil Woolas , the Immigration and Borders Minister, suggested last week that queuing should be a feature of the UK citizenship test, it seemed to make sense. After all, we stand nose to
