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Widespread availability of contraception and abortion a public health success story

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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Population growth an impediment to food security

As World Food Day (Sunday 16 October) approaches, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has warned that continuing population growth in many regions is making it harder to deliver sufficient safe, nutritious food to all people. SPA notes that those countries currently experiencing food insecurity, made even worse this year by extreme weather events and the …

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On this World Population Day, we must reassert women’s right to choose

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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Solutions to land degradation must include an end to population growth

The ability of Earth to provide food for eight billion humans is rapidly declining. Forty per cent of planet Earth’s land is now degraded. Yet, if human population growth is not halted, food for an additional two to three billion will be needed but unable to be supplied, says Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). SPA national …

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World Food Day: Little hope of eradicating hunger while global population increases

Speaking on the eve of World Food Day (October 16), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) President Jenny Goldie says there is little hope of achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) – Zero Hunger – by 2030 if global population continues its inexorable rise. According to the World Food Programme, up to 811 million people have …

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SPA statement to the COVID-19 pandemic

Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) extends our sympathies and solidarity to all those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic during these very trying times. We are deeply saddened for the thousands who have already lost their lives to this terrible disease and give our deepest sympathies to their families, friends and communities. We extend our thoughts to …

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Stopping population growth critical to ending hunger

This year, World Food Day (October 16) calls for action to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone. If this is to be achieved, population growth must be slowed and even reversed, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Sandra Kanck, SPA national president, says more than 80 million people in the world …

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