Public Meeting Energy and Water: can supply keep up with rising demand? Benledi House, 186 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW 2037 Saturday 26 April 2025, 2 to 4.30pm (live-streamed) ZOOM LINK HERE (Meeting ID: 897 1351 9489) Demand for both energy and water is rising because of a changing climate, population growth and (in
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SPA has been forging positive relationships with the media, striking particularly hot on talk back and community radio. Our National President, Peter Strachan has been interviewed several times to discuss Australia’s population crisis in recent weeks. These include: 2SM Ron Williams for Breakfast 28/03/25 (from 1:16) https://2sm.com.au/podcasts/ron-wilson-for-breakfast/ 2GB 25/03/25 “Australia’s Population Growth Slows—But Is
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Media release in response to 2025 Budget. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), says that Australia’s housing crisis is entirely due to rapidly rising demand, driven for most part, by record levels of population growth, including 1.6 million over the three years to 30 September 2024 and 8.7 million, or 45 per cent, since 2000. SPA
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Rex Patrick (Federal Senator 2017-2022) offered his advice on 17th March 2025 to advocacy groups on who want to influence Government Policy (Federal or State). The event was held at the Conservation Council of SA and was hosted by the SA/NT branch of Sustainable Population Australia. Rex Patrick will run as a Senate candidate in
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Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) notes that Australian Bureau of Statistics’ population report shows a fall in the population growth rate from 2.54 percent to 1.8 percent per annum over the year to 30 September 2024, but notes it is still well above the OECD average (0.523% in 2023). SPA national president Peter Strachan says
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In the lead-up to World Water Day (March 22), the theme of which is ‘Glacier Preservation’, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) warns that people dependent on glacial meltwater for crops will face even worse food insecurity as population numbers continue to grow. SPA National President Peter Strachan says that billions of people as well as
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You are invited to a talk on “Big, Thirsty Australia: how population growth threatens our water security and sustainability” – based on Sustainable Population Australia’s Discussion Paper of the same name. This event is hosted by the South Australian and Northern Territory branch of Sustainable Population Australia GET YOUR TICKETS HERE Authors Jonathan Sobels
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Marking International Women’s Day (IWD), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has called on Australia and other rich countries to step into the breach left by US President Trump’s massive cuts to international aid (USAID), to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), and other organisations aimed at enhancing women’s rights and health.
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The NSW branch of Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) says a Bill introduced to NSW Parliament by Greens Dr Amanda Cohen to remove remaining barriers to abortion deserves the support of all parties. SPA NSW president Jenny Goldie says that, while abortion was decriminalised five years ago, women are still being denied access, particularly in
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Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) argues that human population growth remains the root cause of the world’s most pressing environmental threats. International Condom Day, February 13, provides a platform from which to highlight that the addition of 6 billion people to Earth’s human population since 1924 is now threatening the web of life on our
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