Submissions to inquiries
Submission in response to the issues paper to inform development of a national food plan
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), was formed 23 years ago, and was originally known as Australians for an Ecologically Sustainable Population. We are the only environment group in Australia with a specific population focus. Among our aims and objectives, the following are relevant to the issues paper and motivate our response: To contribute to ...
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Submission in response to the “guide to the proposed basin plan”
The Chairperson Murray-Darling Basin Authority engagement@mdba.gov.au Dear Chair, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) is a nationally-based environment group, and is the only environment group in Australia which campaigns on the need for an ecologically sustainable population. We congratulate the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) for its ...
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SPA submissions on murray darling basin
The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) last year released its proposed ‘Basin Plan’ (thebasinplan.mdba.gov.au) to manage water extraction in the Murray-Darling Basin. According to the MDBA: “Management will include enforceable long-term average sustainable persion limits, arrangements for the coordination and management of environmental water, ...
Revised draft zoning plan – submission to the solitary islands marine park (SIMP), Mar 2002
SUSTAINABLE POPULATION AUSTRALIA inc formerly Australians for an Ecologically Sustainable Population (AESP) PO Box 297 CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608 Ph: 02 6235 5488 (bh) Fax: 02 6235 5499 info@population.org.au population.org.au Patrons: Dr Paul Collins Prof Frank Fenner Prof Tim Flannery Prof Ian Lowe Dr Mary White Manager – Ms Libby ...
Consultation paper for the state sustainability strategy – submission by SPA NSW branch to the WA dept. of the premier
Professor Peter Newman Director, Sustainability Policy Unit Department of the Premier 15th Floor, 197 St Georges Tce Perth WA 6000 Dear Professor Newman Thank you for inviting community input into your Focus on the Future initiative. Your consultation paper is impressive and it deals with a remarkable range of issues. However, there is one issue of ...
Consultation paper for the state sustainability strategy – submission by SPA NSW branch to the WA dept. of the premier, Feb 2002
4 February 2002 Professor Peter Newman Director, Sustainability Policy Unit Department of the Premier 15th Floor, 197 St Georges Tce Perth WA 6000 SUBJECT: Consultation Paper for the State Sustainability Strategy Dear Professor Newman Thank you for inviting community input into your Focus on the Future initiative. Your consultation paper is impressive ...
Australia’s humanitarian and migrant intake 2002-03 – submission by SPA national office to the dept. of immigration, multicultural and indigenous affairs (DIMIA), Feb 2002
SUBMISSION TO DIMIA ON THE 2002-2003 MIGRATION AND HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS by SUSTAINABLE POPULATION AUSTRALIA inc. Jenny Goldie National Director SPA PO Box 297 CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608 Ph: 02 6235 5488 Fax: 02 6235 5499 natdir@population.org.au population.org.au February 2002 INTRODUCTION: Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), formerly Australians ...
Australia’s humanitarian and migrant intake 2002-03 – Submission by SPA NSW Branch to the Dept. of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA), Jan 2002
The Director Economics and Environment Section DIMIA PO Box 25, Belconnen ACT 2616 SUBJECT: Submission on size of next year’s migrant intake Zero Net Migration is a cautious, conservative policy Dear Sir/Madam In a recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald (January 11, 2002) Minister Ruddock described two extreme positions regarding Australia’s ...
Australia’s migrant intake 2001-02 – Submission by AESP National Office to the Dept. of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA), Nov 2000
AUSTRALIANS FOR AN ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE POPULATION INC. SUBMISSION TO DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS CONCERNING AUSTRALIA’S 2001-02 IMMIGRATION INTAKE November 2000 The objectives of Australians for an Ecologically Sustainable Population (AESP) that closely relate to the annual immigration program are as follows: To promote policies ...
Australia’s migrant intake 2000-01 – Submission by AESP National Office to the Dept. of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA), Feb 2000
AUSTRALIANS FOR AN ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE POPULATION INC. SUBMISSION TO DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS CONCERNING AUSTRALIA’S 2000-01 IMMIGRATION INTAKE February 2000 Glossary and Abbreviations * Introduction * Australia’s population future * Net Overseas Migration * The size and composition of the Migration Program * Retain ...