This briefing note (PDF) reviews the causes of Australia’s housing crisis and finds that it cannot be solved without a major slowing of population growth. Summary of key points Australia is facing a crisis in the affordability and quality of housing which is leading to increased inequality and homelessness, threatening to shatter the social contract.
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Submission to inquiry into Migration, Pathway to Nation Building Read More »
This submission (PDF) is to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee inquiry into Migration, Pathway to Nation Building. Summary and Recommendations If nation building is about a shared vision for the betterment of the community and a healthy environment, then the best choice for Australia is a low level of net migration which supports a stable population size. NOM ...
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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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Australia really is the “lucky country” when it comes to the availability of contraception and abortion, says Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). ‘Health for all’ is the theme of this year’s World Health Day (7 April) on which the World Health Organization (WHO) will observe its 75th anniversary. SPA national president Ms Jenny Goldie says Australia
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Submission to the Employment White Paper, 28 November 2022 Summary of key arguments Lower migration is key to building a better-trained and more productive workforce, to boosting incomes and living standards and creating more opportunities for more Australians. Lower migration will enrich disadvantaged Australians in the workforce, boost workforce participation of ...
This coming Saturday Sustainable Population Australia will be having its Annual General Meeting held at Hawthorn Library Meeting Room 3, located at 584 Glenferrie Road Hawthorn in Melbourne, following official business we invite members of the public to join us for our guest speakers this will commence at 1:30pm Saturday the 1st of April. If you can’t
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The Albanese government has been condemned for fuelling unprecedented population growth due to rocketing immigration. The President of Sustainable Population Australia, Jenny Goldie, was commenting on reports that Australia will experience the biggest two-year population surge in its history, with an extra 650,000 migrants this financial year and next, driving a 900,000 jump in
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If the world is serious about dealing with the waste crisis, then stabilising populations everywhere is an essential part of the solution, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). March 30 is International Day of Zero Waste as declared by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2022. The UN recognised that the waste sector
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Spain recently passed laws to guarantee and facilitate access to sexual and reproductive rights. In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, Sustainable Population Australia has called on the Australian Government to follow Spain’s example. Spain’s new law ensures national health agencies will provide safe and accessible abortions; introduces menstrual leave; and makes comprehensive sexual education
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A new report confirms beyond doubt that rapid population growth is the main cause of Australia’s housing affordability crisis, notes Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). While interest rates and government policies influence short-term trends in house prices, it is population growth that has driven house price inflation long-term. The research was undertaken by financial and property
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