On October 11, the International Day of the Girl Child, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has called for a universal concept of ‘Let a girl be a girl’ until they reach full maturity. According to UNFPA (UN Population Fund), more than 640 million women alive today were married in childhood. In the developing world, nearly
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In the lead-up to World Contraception Day (WCD) on 26 September, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has called for potentially fertile people everywhere to have information about, and access to, a range of contraceptive options so that they can make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health. Contraceptive methods include hormonal options like birth
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In the lead-up to Earth Day 2023, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has called for stabilising, then reducing, population numbers, globally and nationally. The theme for this year’s Earth Day is “Invest in our Planet.” April 22, Earth Day, marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970, initiated by US
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Australia really is the “lucky country” when it comes to the availability of contraception and abortion, says Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). ‘Health for all’ is the theme of this year’s World Health Day (7 April) on which the World Health Organization (WHO) will observe its 75th anniversary. SPA national president Ms Jenny Goldie says Australia
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Spain recently passed laws to guarantee and facilitate access to sexual and reproductive rights. In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, Sustainable Population Australia has called on the Australian Government to follow Spain’s example. Spain’s new law ensures national health agencies will provide safe and accessible abortions; introduces menstrual leave; and makes comprehensive sexual education
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On 15 November the world will mark the arrival of 8 billion people on the Earth. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) says it is a cause for concern, not celebration. SPA argues that humans have overpopulated the Earth by exceeding the boundaries that ensure the renewal of life. SPA national president, Ms Jenny Goldie, says
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Media Alert The United Nations predicts 15 November 2022 to be the day that the world population reaches eight billion. To mark this important milestone and to aid well-informed discussion, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has released a new Briefing Note: “8 Billion Day facts and myths”, which can be viewed here. Prepared by widely-published
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Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has given its full support to the UN Population Fund’s (UNFPA’s) World Contraception Day (26 September) and calls on all governments to provide affordable modern contraception to everyone who needs it. According to UNFPA, where contraception is readily available, ‘maternal death and disability, newborn/child mortality and morbidity, unintended pregnancies … and
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As the 2022 World Population Day approaches (July 11), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) calls on the Australian government to reassert a woman’s right to choose and to reject the US Supreme Court’s decision in reversing Roe v. Wade. On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court officially reversed Roe v. Wade, declaring that the constitutional right
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On this year’s Earth Day (Friday April 22) which has the theme ‘Invest in our Planet’, Sustainable Population Australia says the best way to invest in our planet is to end population growth nationally and globally. Australia’s population growth fell to 0.3% (69,700 people) in September 2021, largely because of Covid-related border closures, from a
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