Taking the data to powerful proponents of Big Australia is SPA at its best. On 15 November 2021, SPA Queensland President Edward Smith gave SPA’s pitch to rethink Big Australia’s unlimited population growth to Queensland Senator Amanda Stoker, following the Queensland AGM. Senator Stoker stayed on to give her defence of Big Australia and to …
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Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) COVID statement 2021 Read the full statement here On New Year’s Eve 2020, Australians were ready to say goodbye to a challenging and difficult 2020 while anticipating a freer and more joyous 2021. Our last mild, rainy summer on the east coast offered an omen of hope and reprieve following the …
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The Population Media Centre, based in Vermont USA, is hosting a panel on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET (US time). Not Every Woman is inspired by Maxine Trump’s film To Kid or Not To Kid and Dr. Amy Blackstone’s book Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family & Creating a …
“The pandemic has put a pause on population growth due to border closures. BIG business is putting pressure on our political leaders for a post-pandemic population boom. Don’t let the developers decide our future and return us to a BIG Australia. NOW is the time to rethink a big Australia. Let’s choose a sustainable future …
SPA’s Dr Jane O’Sullivan was the 04th speaker at World Population Day Presentation and Panel Discussion – What is a sustainable population? Why, when and what should we do about it? This was an online event organised by Scientists Warning Europe, with speakers including Dr Bill Rees, Prof Phoebe Barnard and Dr Christopher Tucker. This …
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June and July 2021 are proving to be two busy months for SPA, with our media release in response to the Intergenerational Report receiving significant media attention and many letters to the editor being published in recent weeks. In addition, several key SPA members have been interviewed across Podcasts and talk-back radio. Dr. Jane O’Sullivan …
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 …
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 …
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 …
