SPA newsletter 106 – Oct 2012
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MR: end child marriage now!
On October 11, the United Nations Day of the Girl, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) joins the international community in calling for an end to child marriage. National President of SPA, Sandra Kanck, says child marriage violates a girl’s right to self-determination, robs them of their childhood, and often condemns them to a life of poor
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Latest population growth rate figures ‘alarming’
Sustainable Population Australia Senator the Hon. Bob Carr, Dr Paul Collins, Prof Tim Flannery, Prof Ian Lowe, Dr Mary E White population.org.au 28 September 2012 The latest figures that show Australia’s growth rate has risen to 1.5 per cent are alarming, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). The Australian Bureau of
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Richard heinberg’s Canberra address
Richard Heinberg's address at the ANU in Canberra on the Friday 21 September was recorderd by Rod Taylor who has allowed us to link to that recording here. You can play it by using the player below or download it as an MP3 audio file to listen to later.
Richard Heinberg's Canberra Address:
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Rod's blog for the Fuzzy Logic Science Shown on Radio 2XX is at http://fuzzylogicon2xx.
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MR: renowned American author begins Australian tour friday
Richard Heinberg, journalist and educator who has written extensively on oil depletion, begins his two week Australian tour on Friday 14 September. He is the author of ten books and a senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute. In Australia, he will speak to his latest book, “The End of Growth”. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA)
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Submission in response to the issues paper to inform development of a national food plan
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Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), was formed 23 years ago, and was originally known as Australians for an Ecologically Sustainable Population. We are the only environment group in Australia with a specific population focus. Among our aims and objectives, the following are relevant to the issues paper and motivate our response: To contribute to ...
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MR: population growth drives biodiversity loss
MEDIA RELEASE FOR BIODIVERSITY MONTH http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/month.html Human activities are reducing genetic, species and ecosystem biodiversity in Australia and population growth is a major driver, according to Sustainable Population Australia Inc. (SPA) September is Biodiversity Month and its purpose is to promote the importance of protecting, conserving and improving biological diversity in Australia and globally. Australia
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Dick Smith rally at Adelaide advertiser
Dick Smith, one of Australia’s most prominent population campaigners, addressed a rally outside the Adelaide Advertiser protesting press censorship especially on the issue of population and economic growth.
The video of his full speech is now available via Youtube.
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Media release: doubling family planning aid a crucial initiative
Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s decision to double Australia’s family planning funding to $50 million a year is a crucial and much welcome initiative, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Minister Carr made the announcement as a London Summit on Family Planning organised by the Gates Foundation and the UK Government sought funding of $2 billion
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