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SUBMISSIONS TO INQUIRIES: 24 March 2014

Submission to inquiry into affordable housing by sustainable population Australia

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SPA Sustainable Population Australia Inc (SPA) is a national environmental organisation that was established in 1988 in Canberra and now has six branches nationally. While primarily concerned about population from an environmental point of view, SPA is also concerned about the economic and social implications of population growth, which inevitably includes housing ...

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MEDIA RELEASES: 13 March 2014

MR: latest change to 457 program a retrograde step

The Abbott government’s reopening of a visa loophole in the temporary working visa (457) program is a retrograde step, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). The Gillard government in 2013 had tightened the program to stop rorting by employers in the mining, construction and IT industries who knowingly hired hundreds more foreign workers than they

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MEDIA RELEASES: 7 March 2014

MR: no advancement for women without access to family planning

There will be no positive change for women unless they have control over their own fertility, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). This requires ready access to contraception within the context of the full range of reproductive health and rights. Inspiring Change is the 2014 theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) and encourages advocacy for

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MEDIA RELEASES: 25 February 2014

MR: quality of education to fall unless population also stabilised

Should Treasurer Joe Hockey stop growth in education spending then he must also stop growth in population if standards are not to fall, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Treasurer Joe Hockey unveiled the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) in Canberra yesterday, warning that social programs, including education, health and welfare, would not see

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NEWS: 10 February 2014

The ethics of migration

Events, News

SPA presents a Symposium on

The Ethics of Migration

1.30 – 5pm, Saturday 5 April 2014

Speakers:

  • Retired Anglican Bishop George Browning
  • Former Australian Democrats leader Dr John Coulter
  • Theologian, author and broadcaster Dr Paul Collins
  • Founder of Australia 21 and SEE-Change, Em Professor Bob Douglas
  • Authority on climate and health, Em Professor Tony McMichael
  • Philosopher, Assoc. Professor William Grey of Univ. of Queensland

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SUBMISSIONS TO INQUIRIES: 3 February 2014

Energy policy submission

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In the second decade of the 21st century energy policy needs to be set in the widest and most comprehensive context, something the Issues Paper fails to do. The Issues Paper is set within a ‘Business as Usual’ (BAU) context assuming that the continuous growth conditions of the past six decades can and should be extended into the indefinite future. It can be shown ...

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NEWSLETTERS: 30 January 2014

SPA newsletter 114 – Feb 2014

Latest statistics show 1.8% annual population growth rate for Australia, three times the OECD average   Bindi Irwin – SPA’s new Youth Ambassador   Population policies of some political parties contesting the South Australian state election: Stop Population Growth Now, Liberal Party, Labor Party, Greens and Australian Democrats   State of the Planet in 1630

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