Media Releases 2017

Aug 8, 2001 for International Day of the World’s Indigenous People – August 9 Continued high population growth threatens the survival of Aboriginal culture, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Speaking on the eve of International Day for of the World’s Indigenous People, National Vice-President of SPA Dr John Coulter says that, since Aboriginal culture is […]

Jul 11, 2001 for World Population Day – July 11 Helping the world’s poorest people to escape from poverty lies in rural development programs and slowing population growth, according to Sustainable Population Australia inc (SPA). While more people are being fed adequately today, the numbers of the poor and malnourished has risen, with over 800 million

Australians must weigh the obligation to care for fellow humans in need against the good of the environment and the rights of future generations, according to Dr Paul Collins, author and broadcaster. Dr Collins says the debate about accepting refugees and asylum-seekers has been conducted in a trite and naïve manner. “One side argues we

   Oct 15, 2001 for World Food Day – 16 October It may not be possible to feed a projected population of nine billion people, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Increased use of petroleum, for both farm machinery and fertiliser manufacture, has doubled agricultural yields over the past 50 years. “Unfortunately, as global supplies of

MELBOURNE, VIC Jul 11, 2001 for World Population Day – July 11 Melbourne cannot sustain a growth rate of four per cent a year, according Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Dr Peter Carter, Victorian President of SPA, says if Melbourne continues to grow at this rate for the rest of the century, its borders will extend halfway