In its annual Statewide Land and Tree Study survey, released in 28th July, 2025, the NSW Government says that more than 66,000 hectares of the bush was cleared in 2023 – equivalent to bull-dozing Sydney’s Royal National Park four times over. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) argues that this population driven biodiversity decline, driven by
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On Earth Overshoot Day, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) is urging national and global leaders to confront the unsustainable pace of population growth – a primary but often neglected driver of climate change, biodiversity loss, and global inequality. Earth Overshoot Day signifies the point in the year when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and
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On World Population Day (11 July), Sustainable Population Australia is urging national and global leaders to confront the unsustainable pace of population growth – a primary but often neglected driver of climate change, biodiversity loss, and global inequality. Themes for World Population Day (WPD) 25 include ‘family planning as a human right’ and ‘adapting
Sustainable Population Australia Expert Alert: World Population Day, 11 July. Read More »
The NSW State of the Environment report (SoE) is the 12th triennial for the period between 2021 and 2024 but was only tabled in the NSW parliament on June 26th. The SoE report clearly states, “Increases in population and economic activity are driving significant changes in the environment and human health.” Sustainable Population Australia
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In response to the approval of the Northwest Shelf gas extension, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) argues that World Environment Day (WED), which falls on June 5th, is tokenistic unless the environmental movement addresses the cause of our environmental issues, rather than the symptoms. SPA Spokesperson Michael Bayliss says that while the theme of the 2025
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The UN’s International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22nd, themed as ‘Harmony with nature and sustainable development‘ demonstrates complete ignorance of two basic facts, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). “Firstly, like all living creatures, humans are very much a part of nature and are the driving force for declining diversity of life
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Dick Smith (AC), Prof. Ian Lowe and Prof. Anne Poelina have joined over nineteen thousand Australians in signing a position statement calling for the stabilisation of Australia’s population. Michael Bayliss, Communications Manager for Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), says “the SPA position statement has attracted thousands of signatures in the lead up to the Federal Election.
Immigration core Federal Election Issue as 19,000 Australians call to end Big Australia Read More »
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
Growing populations to face a bleak future as glaciers melt Read More »
Water demand due to population growth is outstripping improvements in Australians’ efficiency of household water use, according to new research commissioned by Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) in a report titled Big thirsty Australia: how population growth threatens our water security and sustainability. “Since 2010, per person water use in the household sector has remained
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