Since the 1960s, residents of the North Coast/ Sunshine Coast have said they don’t want the area to become like the Gold Coast. This call continues today despite the moving goal posts. In the 1990s, Maroochy Shire had one of Australia’s highest rates of population growth and many residents called for a population cap. Property
On the 19th of February 2021, Sandra Kanck, National President of Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) was invited to speak to the McWhirter Foundation on the topic: ‘Do we go big, and if so how big is big? What are the implications for the economy, the environment, our cities, our regions and for us?” Sandra was
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…Why we should not fear an ageing population. “The good news about population ageing – not fewer workers, just fewer unemployed – savings on infrastructure outweigh spending on the elderly – longer lives are healthier lives – fewer people means more wildlife and lower emissions.” Sustainable Population Australia has launched a brand new
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Professor Anne Poelina, Chair of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council and a Nyikina Warrwa Traditional Owner, talks with SPA’s communication manager Michael Bayliss on the latest episode of PGAP. The interview can be played below. https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/17723385-3cd9-4642-b57d-6de8191b8794/ba761f09-3346-4526-9b1d-00e178b80cc7.mp3 Prof. Poelina is a custodian of her family’s connection to Mardoowarra, at the lower end of
SPA national president Sandra Kanck was invited for interview on Afternoons with James Valentine, ABC Sydney Radio, on 25th March 2001. The Segment was titled “Australia’s population has shrunk. What is the ideal population for this country?” A week prior, ABC Sydney interviewed Dr Liz Allen who raised concerns of Australia’s population slow down on
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Sustainable Population Australia MEDIA RELEASE (28/03/2021) Population growth slowdown is welcome: SPA The slowing of Australia’s population growth is a welcome development, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). SPA National President, Hon. Sandra Kanck, says that the slowdown is a chance to change course from the high population growth, ‘Big Australia’ path of the
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In 2013, 14-year-old wildlife campaigner Bindi Irwin was invited by Hillary Clinton to write an article for Hillary’s e-Journal on why she had chosen to devote her life’s work to wildlife conservation. She wrote about needing to end population growth. But when Hillary’s team sent back the proofs, they’d edited out those parts. So Bindi
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“Despite frequent references in the Draft Report to the challenges posed by population growth, nowhere is it acknowledged that this growth is avoidable and occurs at the discretion of the Federal government through its control of immigration and its promotion of higher birth rates. The Commission has noted the impacts of a growing human population on water ...
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On International Women’s Day, the recent rape scandals in Australia’s Federal Parliament highlight how far Australia has to go to achieve gender equality, says Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). “While Australia is receiving a timely wake-up call to recommit to women’s rights, many countries around the world have a very long way to go to give
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The SPA Queensland Branch is hosting a special preview screening of the new documentary “8 Billion Angels” 6 pm Monday 15 March at Toowong Library meeting room Free! Bookings essential: [email protected] This documentary, which specifically focuses on Overpopulation globally and particularly the USA and India, was a hit in 2020 when SPA introduced the film
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