Newsletters
SPA newsletter 158 – February 2025
In this issue you will find a front page article about SPA’s latest discussion paper; this one on water. Then there are a couple of apocalyptic articles about our likely grim future by Julian Cribb and Richard Heinberg. There are two book reviews; the first book is by our latest Patron Prof Anne Poelina and […]
SPA newsletter 157 – November 2024
Dear SPA supporters In this issue you will find a front page story about the loss of one Patron, Dr John Coulter, and gaining another, Prof Anne Poelina. There follows obituaries for not just John Coulter, but also for Prof Ian Clark, a benefactor of SPA. There is an article on welcoming population decline; a […]
SPA newsletter 156 – August 2024
Dear SPA supporters In this issue of the SPA newsletter you will find: a front page editorial on Earth Overshoot Day three Opinion articles, two book reviews, the Communication managers’ update a “meet our members” interview featuring national secretary Sandra Kanck branch reports a piece on long-acting contraceptives two obituaries, notice about the fantastic 2025 […]
SPA newsletter 155 – May 2024
Dear SPA supporters In this issue of the SPA newsletter you will find: A front page report on the speech Leith van Onselen gave in Adelaide after our AGM on 20 April. There are two Opinion articles, one by Crispin Hull and the other by Mark Allen. A very important interview of Jane O’Sullivan by […]
SPA newsletter 154 – February 2024
Dear SPA supporters In this issue of the SPA newsletter you will find: This newsletter notes the milestone of Australia reaching 27 million people after a year of record population growth, at the same time as China’s population falls. There are three Opinion pieces from SPA executive members, Jane O’Sullivan and/or Stephen Saunders, on what […]
SPA newsletter 153 – November 2023
Dear SPA supporters In this issue of the SPA newsletter you will find: a front page editorial about climate scientists calling for population stabilisation and reduction; three great Opinion articles by Ross Gittins, John Coulter and Jane O’Sullivan/Jon Austen; the campaign update from Michael Bayliss; Meet our Member page, this time meeting Daniel Webby; a […]
SPA newsletter 152 – August 2023
In this issue you will find a front page article questioning why the government is ignoring numerous surveys that show Australians want less immigration and lower population growth. There are three Opinion articles; two on Big Australia and another on the need for a common agenda as we try and accommodate millions more people in […]
SPA newsletter 150 – February 2023
Here’s the latest newsletter. In it you will find a front page editorial about the current review and parliamentary inquiry into migration; Opinion articles by John Coulter and Crispin Hull; a book review of “How to Fix a Broken Planet” by Julian Cribb; an obituary of Haydn Washington; a campaign update by Michael Bayliss; his […]
SPA newsletter 149 – November 2022
Dear SPA supporters In this newsletter you will find a front page article about 8 Billion Day on November 15 that includes an excellent speech by Tony Zappia MP made in federal Parliament in September. There are also articles by Ian Lowe and Stephen Williams, originally published in The Saturday Paper and Pearls and […]
SPA newsletter 148 – August 2022
In this issue you will find a front page editorial on the State of Environment Report 2021, released on 19 July. There are four opinion articles: by Sue Arnold, Crispin Hull, Nandita Baja and Michael Bayliss. You will also find reports by our communications officer and from our branches. We have a new section on […]