by Peter Martin, science writer This short book is a remarkably comprehensive overview of the serious environmental and associated social problems facing humanity on a global scale. It reviews the suite of issues that scientists and other informed commentators have been writing about for over 50 years, and does so in non-technical language that makes
Review of ‘How to Fix a Broken Planet’, Julian Cribb, CUP, 2023 Read More »
Here’s the latest newsletter. In it you will find a front page editorial about the current review and parliamentary inquiry into migration; Opinion articles by John Coulter and Crispin Hull; a book review of “How to Fix a Broken Planet” by Julian Cribb; an obituary of Haydn Washington; a campaign update by Michael Bayliss; his
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Below is the full length version of SPA’s Questions and Answer with Isabella Cortes Lara, Vice President of Colombian based Women for Conservation. An edited version of the interview was published in the ‘Sister Organisation’ section of SPA’s Nov 22 Newsletter. SPA: Tell us a little bit about yourself, your passions and what drives you.
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In light of the latest statement from Treasurer Jim Chalmers about needing to lift net overseas migration (NOM) even more than the 235,000 cited in the Budget, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) is asking: just how many more immigration hikes will there be? At the Jobs and Skills Summit in September, the Treasurer hiked permanent
For how long will Treasurer Jim Chalmers keep hiking immigration? Read More »
Response to new Centre for Population report Australia must stabilise its population below 30 million to stop the growing impacts on climate and biodiversity, as well as preserve quality of life, according to the environment organisation Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). SPA president, Ms Jenny Goldie, was commenting on the latest report from the
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Reforms to stop rorting of Australia’s migration system are urgently needed, according to a new submission to a government review. Caps on the proportion of overseas students in all university courses, increased minimum wage thresholds for temporary skilled migrants, measures to stop rorting of skill migration visas, and tightening of family reunion criteria are
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Submission to Review of the Migration System for Australia’s Future Read More »
Read the full version here (PDF), including 13 recommendations. SUMMARY Australia’s future prosperity depends on a sustainable scale of migration, based on a vision for an ecologically sustainable population and economy. NOM around 60,000 per year would enable Australia’s population to stabilise below 30 million people. The vast experiment of accelerating ...
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Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has called for an overhaul of university training in Australia in light of the latest report from The Australian Population Research Institute (TAPRI). The report The Skills Crisis, University Culpability and the Overseas Student Industry by Bob Birrell and Ernest Healy, reveals deep inequities in the number of training places
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Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has welcomed Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s proposed reforms to Australia’s environmental laws but says they must include policies that lead to an end to population growth. Minister Plibersek was responding to the 2020 scathing criticism of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act by Graeme Samuel. As part of the
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By Dr. Paul Collins “How Many Australians” Discussion Paper FULL (PDF) Australia is a big country. Surely, we should allow the world’s ‘tired, poor, huddled masses’ to settle here? And yet, despite its physical size, Australia is limited in biophysical and geophysical terms. All our State of Environment reports have found the demands of the
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