MEDIA RELEASE – WORLD POPULATION DAY – 11 JULY 202 The world cannot cope with another two billion people by 2050 On World Population Day 2021 (July 11), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) says the world cannot cope with another two billion people by mid-century. The UN says global population will grow from 7.7 billion
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World Population Balance – SPA’s colleagues in North America – will be hosting a panel even in anticipation for World Population Day 2021. This online event will be hosted live late in the evening on July the 07th in Australian time, however for the night-owls among us, please consider going if you can or otherwise
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In their article about the 2021 Intergenerational Report, Peter McDonald and Jeromey Temple argue for a strong permanent immigration rate to avoid having three million temporary migrants in the country in 2061 (‘‘ IGR’s population forecasts rest on ‘brave’ migration assumptions’’ , June 29), because the latter would be “politically unsustainable” . What is likely
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Full marks to Ross Gittins for explaining some basic economics that dispel the ill-founded panic about our decreased immigration and population growth and the increased ageing of Australia’s population (SMH 30 June). Some basic ecological demography is also relevant; no population can grow forever. Once the carrying capacity is exceeded, our life-support systems decline to
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On the 28th of June 2021, at the launch of the 2021 Intergenerational Report, SPA sent out an immediate media release in response titled: “Nothing to fear from a smaller, older population”. The response from the media has been very positive, including an interview on ABC radio, a reprint of our media release in full across
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Nothing to fear from a smaller, older population Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) believes there is nothing to fear from the downward projection of population size in the Inter-Generational Report (IGR) from 40 million to 38.8 million by 2061. National President Jenny Goldie says what is to be feared are the environmental, social and economic cost
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(27/06/2021) Building a fair society Housing policy is a mess but it mostly comes down to supply and demand (“‘Hold on to that hatred’: Boomers aren’t to blame for Australia’s property mismatch”, June 20). Negative gearing has to go to help potential owners enter the market, rather than investors. And no doubt many
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Congratulations to active Victoria SPA member Jennie Epstein for her published letter in The Age today This is a good thing We should be celebrating our near-zero population growth rather than disparaging it (“Population growth drops to lowest rate since WWI”, The Age, 18/6). The sooner we can stabilise our population, the greater the chance
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SPA has released a revised statement on its population position and policies. The statement lays out the basic scientific facts and moral principles that guide SPA’s position and policy recommendations on population. In particular this new statement explains: What are SPA’s Vision, Mission and Objectives Why it is necessary to bring an end to population
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You may have heard the ABC Radio National Life Matters program: “Talkback: Is Australia’s population getting too big?” featuring Hilary Harper in discussion with Dr Liz Allen and Professor Tim Soutphommasane. It was broadcast on Monday 31 May 2021 and featured the usual tropes and misinformation. Our national President, Jenny Goldie, wrote a response to
