This is the revised 2nd edition of a book that has helped spark a huge debate on Australia’s population. Much has changed since the first edition (now sold out) emerged less than a year ago — hence this revised edition. The new edition also refers readers to a web-page https://population.org.au/index.php/media/overloading-australia where statistics and news of
The Jesus Bolt is a single point in a system that, when it fails, brings disaster. Typically the flight is going swimmingly, and hints that trouble is afoot are evident only in hindsight. Unnoticed, the part does its job, until it breaks with no warning. If there is a Jesus Bolt for humanity,
So much would follow from it. Stop the manic increase in population and most of the woes that all of the politicians are carrying on about can be mostly or at least partially solved: housing scarcity and cost; infrastructure wearing out; parental leave; environmental degradation; loss of agricultural land to urbanization; crowded public transport;
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Wednesday 9th June 2010 Kelvin Thomson MP Federal Member for Wills More Urban Sprawl for Melbourne the Wrong Way to go Both the Victorian Government and Victorian Opposition are mistaken in moving to allow another 24,000 hectares of urban sprawl for Melbourne. Melbourne is becoming an obese, hardened-artery parody
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Tim Dick <[email protected]> or Roslyn Guy <[email protected]>[email protected] or else phone the switchboard of the paper you’re targeting and ask for the name and email address of the current Opinion editor. Don’t waste time trying to phone the Opinion editor first to discuss it. They’re too busy and rarely phone back. Just
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The Queensland government has developed a clever online tool for the conference, which allows users to play with a range of variables for south-east Queensland. You can rank different priorities, such as public transport, large houses and preservation of agricultural land, and see how your choices affect the overall urban form of the region. In many
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While it is generally true that a bigger population translates into a bigger economy or GDP, it is not always true that it translates into bigger GDP per capita, or individual wealth. The Productivity Commission’s report in April 2006 showed Australians’ growth in per capita income would be negligible, a mere 0.06 per cent higher, if
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MEMBERS of Sustainable Population Australia have been saddened to learn of the death of Professor Frank Fenner, one of Australia’s most distinguished scientists, an ardent conservationist and a Patron and strong supporter of SPA over many years. Frank attended each and every SPA meeting in his home town, Canberra, until just a few meetings ago
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Some submissions to the MDBA by individual SPA members: Dear MDBA, I am adamant in my conviction that we must return greater flows of water to the MDB rivers and wetlands in accordance with the plan. The science has been done, checked and rechecked. There is no point revisiting the science in the hope
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Dr Coulter continued, “Professor Garnaut in his recent supplementary report pointed out that an overall 10% reduction in national emissions by 2020 would require a 30% cut in per capita emissions but failed to draw the obvious conclusion that the Rudd Government’s push for ever higher population growth is making the job of reducing our national emissions
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