Sustainable Population Australia & Victoria First
Are hosting a panel discussion and open mike on
Melbourne’s population future
Saturday June 14th at 2.00pm
Hawthorn Arts Centre, 360 Burwood Rd Hawthorn, Chandelier Room (Melways 45 D10)
Must Melbourne Keep Growing? Read More »
If island biodiversity is to be preserved, ending human population growth is critical and our foreign aid must help achieve it, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). May 22 is the International Day of Biological Diversity and in 2014 the focus is on island biodiversity, particularly Small Island Developing States (SIDS). SPA National President, Ms
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The issue of human population has become the “elephant in the room”: huge but ignored by so many. In fact, human numbers count and count decisively. Uniquely, population is the multiplier of all. Without a humane resolution to the problem of population growth, all other causes will, sooner or later, become lost causes. It is high time to face the challenge and refute the many myths that surround it. Powerpoint presentation held at The Bridge Hotel Castle Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Wednesday, May 14 2014.
‘Skeptics in a Pub’ Meeting Powerpoint Produced as a PDF Read More »
Greening cities, the theme of this year’s Earth Day, is a noble objective but not enough to ensure sustainable communities, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Only by stabilising population numbers in cities can sustainability hope to be achieved, says SPA’s national president, Ms Jenny Goldie. “The anticipated population growth in cities over the next
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A significant study released today by Dr Katharine Betts and published on the Monash University Centre for Population and Urban Research website shows that, while high immigration can reduce the median age of the population by a few years, it comes at great cost. The cost is significant population growth that lowers national productivity by
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Amid all the talk by politicians and media about the imminent horror budget with cuts to many important services, Treasurer Joe Hockey fails to see the source of more than enough money to cover all these ‘holes’, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Cutting immigration significantly, and thus the population growth rate, would free billions
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Ending world population growth as soon as possible is critical if the world is to limit global warming to 2oC, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in its report issued yesterday said ‘urgent action’ is needed if we are to keep within the
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SPA presented a Symposium on "The Ethics of Migration" in conjunction with the SPA AGM on the 5th of April, 2014 at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Barton ACT.
In case you missed them, here are the speakers and the audio files for their talks:
The Ethics of Migration – Symposium Recordings Read More »
A major symposium* to be held in Canberra next week will address the ethical issues surrounding migration. The symposium is being organised by Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) which felt many important aspects of migration had been ignored, not least the environmental impact of additional population on the host country, and the issue of intergenerational equity.
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University of Hawaii study shows that population growth has been downplayed, trivialised or ignored in scientific, environmental, public and political circles Paul Ehrlich speech to the American Association for the Advancement of Science How about tradeable baby credits? Research from UK’s Population Matters showing the costs of growing population in that country
SPA Newsletter 115 – Apr 2014 Read More »
