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20,000 Australians say NO to a Big Australia ahead of Federal election

Dick Smith (AC), Prof. Ian Lowe and Prof Anne Poelina have joined more than twenty thousand Australians in signing Sustainable Population Australia’s (SPA) position statement . The SPA position calls for a stabilised Australian population, maintained safely within ecological limits. The position statement states: “we take the position that there is a fundamental conflict between

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Australia needs a compassionate and practical plan for 77,700 visa overstayers

Sustainable Population Australia is calling on the Federal Government to substantially expand and promote assisted voluntary return for people living in Australia after their visas have expired. The Department of Home Affairs estimated that 77,700 unlawful non-citizens were living in Australia as of 30 June 2025, excluding people already in held or community detention. Yet

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It’s the numbers, stupid! — Sustainable Population Australia rejects race-based immigration rhetoric

Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has rejected any suggestion that immigrants should be judged by race, religion or cultural background, stating that Australia’s population challenges are driven by scale, not identity. SPA argues that rapid population expansion — from any source — is placing pressure on: Housing affordability and availability Infrastructure funding and service delivery Environmental

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SPA Statement on the March for Australia

  Mr Peter Strachan, National President, Sustainable Population Australia Comments attributable to Mr Strachan “The tone set by organisers of the ‘March for Australia’ has led to understandable concerns about possible infiltration from far right groups.” “The March has also provided perfect fodder for the promoters of Big Australia to claim any opposition to high

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No surprise that report finds half Australians think immigration too high

The finding by the Scanlon Foundation that nearly half Australians (49%) think immigration is too high should come as no surprise, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). The 2024 report Mapping Australia’s Cohesion found there is growing belief that immigration is too high and is strongly related to economic and housing issues rather than attitudes

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Australia is Overpopulated and has Breached its Ecological Limits

  Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) calls for sensible public policy that takes heed of the driest continent’s ecological limits to growth, as demonstrated by a record of steady environmental decline over the past 100 years. Capping annual net migration below 70,000 to ensure Australia’s population remains below 30 million, would limit further degradation. SPA’s President,

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Thousands of Australians call for an end to rapid population growth

  Many well-known and respected names such as Dick Smith AO, economist Leith van Onselen and Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe, have joined over twelve thousand Australians to sign a position statement calling for the stabilisation of Australia’s population. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) National President, Peter Strachan, said the Position Statement went public in the last

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