In this issue you will find a front page editorial on the State of Environment Report 2021, released on 19 July. There are four opinion articles: by Sue Arnold, Crispin Hull, Nandita Baja and Michael Bayliss. You will also find reports by our communications officer and from our branches. We have a new section on
SPA Newsletter 148 – August 2022 Read More »
Sustainable Population Australia has been busy in response to Earth Overshoot Day, which falls on July 28th. According to the Earth Overshoot press release: “Each year, Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has used all the biological resources that Earth regenerates during the entire year. Humanity currently uses 75% more than what the
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Sustainable Population Australia says it is no surprise but nevertheless alarming that this year’s Earth Overshoot Day (28 July) is two days earlier than last year (30 July). Earth Overshoot Day marks the day that humanity has used all the biological resources that Earth regenerates during the entire year. From Earth Overshoot Day until the
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Federal parliament is set to resume, and with a change of government. The business lobby is pushing hard to ramp up immigration to unprecedented levels, spruiking permanent migration targets of 220,000. Now is the time to send a strong message to our federal MPs and Senators: please do not return us to the old days
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Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has welcomed the acknowledgement in the State of Environment 2021 Report released today that human population growth contributes to pressures on the environment and, in particular, that it has ‘very high impact’ on biodiversity. SPA National President Ms Jenny Goldie says the report makes strong statements about population and biodiversity,
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Jenny Goldie SPA president gave a talk on July 13th 2022 to the ANU Emeritus Faculty on our Fenner Conference in July 2022. The slides from the presentation can be found below: MAKING AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE SUSTAINABLE_ANUEF talk July 2022
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The SA/NT branch warmly invites you to an online presentation on ‘Population & Climate Change’ with SPA Patron Professor Ian Lowe on Jul 22nd 2022. Branch members are encouraged to participate in the SA/NT AGM from 07pm – 07:30pm. Following this, all SPA members and general public are welcome to attend Prof. Lowe’s talk about
Online Presentation from Patron Prof. Ian Lowe at SA/NT Branch AGM Read More »
Geoff Hutchison interviewed WA SPA member Peter Strachan and Federal Senator for WA Hon. Dean Smith on the population debate. The interview was broadcast in August 2018. At this time, Peter was standing for the Sustainable Australia Party (SAP) to whom he represented during this interview. SPA and SAP share similar perspectives on population and
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As the 2022 World Population Day approaches (July 11), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) calls on the Australian government to reassert a woman’s right to choose and to reject the US Supreme Court’s decision in reversing Roe v. Wade. On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court officially reversed Roe v. Wade, declaring that the constitutional right
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SPA is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Tye as our new Social Media and Promotions Coordinator. Martin is passionate about the population issue and is a long-time member of SPA. He describes himself as a committed environmentalist who has a strong understanding of how population, economics and ecosystems inter-relate. In addition,
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