A new video shows how Canberrans are pushing back after years of simmering concern about the prodigious growth of the city. . The video called My Bulging City is produced by Canberra journalist Rod Taylor. It is part of a campaign by environmental group Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). “We are increasingly aware that our city …
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Official Launch with Professor the Hon. Bob Carr and Leith van Onselen, MacroBusiness Population growth and infrastructure in Australia: the catch-up illusion A new report commissioned by Sustainable Population Australia Tuesday 26 November 2019, 10am The Metcalfe Room, State Library of NSW, Macquarie St, Sydney This is a FREE event. Includes morning tea. RSVP your …
The Great Regionalisation Distraction: Sending migrants to the regions no solution to population growth, says SPA Sending new migrants to the regions, as the new Population Minister, Alan Tudge, suggests is just ‘tinkering around the edges’ in dealing with Australia’s population growth problems, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). SPA national president Sandra …
A UN Report[i] to be issued tomorrow (July 10), the day before World Population Day, will note that by 2050 about two-thirds of all humans will live in urban areas. Most of the anticipated urban growth by 2050 will occur in Asia and Africa. Already, more than half the global population lives in cities. As …
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Greening cities, the theme of this year’s Earth Day, is a noble objective but not enough to ensure sustainable communities, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Only by stabilising population numbers in cities can sustainability hope to be achieved, says SPA’s national president, Ms Jenny Goldie. “The anticipated population growth in cities over the next …
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By agreeing to be keynote speaker at the National Conference of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) tomorrow, Kevin Rudd is playing into the hands of the development lobby, according to Sustainable Population Australia Inc (SPA). Rudd will be speaking on ‘Population Growth for a Stronger Economy’ at the UDIA conference in Melbourne. SPA National …
There’s a growing volume of letters to daily papers with story after story of community outrage at Victoria’s Planning Minister. The illogical actions of Minister Guy last week over the Ventnor matter is far from a one-off as people around the state send in their particular tale of Ministerial interference or inconsistency. SPA Vic President …
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