Newsletters
SPA newsletter 164 – August 2026
Welcome to the August 2026 edition of the SPA Newsletter. This edition explores the choices shaping Australia’s future, from housing, infrastructure and population planning to environmental protection and quality of life. It celebrates more than 20,000 Australians signing SPA’s Say NO to a Big Australia Position Statement, examines the value of the 2026 Census for […]
SPA newsletter 163 – May 2026
Welcome to the May 2026 edition of the SPA Newsletter. This edition explores the growing connections between population, housing, infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and long term planning. Alongside updates from across SPA, readers will find reflections on current policy discussions, digital engagement milestones, branch activities, community advocacy, and upcoming events. From population pressures and environmental limits […]
SPA newsletter 162 – Feb 2026
Welcome to the February 2026 edition of the SPA Newsletter. As we move into a new year, this edition brings together analysis, advocacy updates and reflections on the population signals shaping Australia’s future. From new ABS data releases to expanding digital engagement and on the ground campaigning, there is much to reflect on and much […]
SPA newsletter 161 – Nov 2025
Welcome to the November 2025 edition of the SPA Newsletter. With this edition, we are proud to announce our new editor, Mathisha Wahikala. Mathisha brings her individual flair to the newsletter, so long-term readers may notice a few changes in layout and direction. Download the latest edition in PDF: SPA Newsletter Issue 161 Nov […]
SPA newsletter 160 – Aug 2025
Welcome to the latest SPA newsletter. In it you will find: a front page article about President Trump’s denying women in need access to contraception; three Opinion articles by Peter Cook, Mark Diesendorf and Jenny Goldie; an interview with Fons Jena from the European Alliance for a Sustainable Population; a campaign report from Michael Bayliss; […]
SPA newsletter 159 – May 2025
In this issue you will find a front page article calling on the Prime Minister to address demand as well as supply when it comes to housing. There are three Opinion pieces including a report on the speech that Tim Buckley gave at our public meeting on 26 April, as well as articles by Colin […]
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 […]