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Past the Time to give Precedence to the Environment: Garnaut Report    ‘One can only hope that the ignorance shown by Anna Bligh, the Premier of Queensland is not shared by our Prime Minister’ remarked Dr Coulter, this afternoon when he saw the Premier’s comments on the Garnaut Report. ‘The Queensland Premier seems not to realise

Population, peak oil and climate change will be hot topics in Canberra next month. Scientists and politicians from the UK, Philippines, New Zealand and Australia will speak at the conference “Population, Peak Oil and Climate Change: their impact on the Millennium Development Goals”. The conference will be at Rydges Lakeside Hotel on 14 &15 March.

Australia should keep the citizenship test but orient it toward the future rather than the past, according to Sustainable Population Australia inc (SPA). SPA National President, Dr John Coulter, says intending citizens should certainly think of Australia’s past. “But it is even more important that they understand the present and can participate in building a