On the 28th of June 2021, at the launch of the 2021 Intergenerational Report, SPA sent out an immediate media release in response titled: “Nothing to fear from a smaller, older population”. The response from the media has been very positive, including an interview on ABC radio, a reprint of our media release in full across
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Following the SPA AGM held in Adelaide on the 7th March this year (2015) the organisers ‘treated’ the public and the assembled members to a symposium titled “Population and Ageing: Disaster or Triumph?” Three speakers, Dr Katharine Betts, Dr. Jane O’Sullivan and Associate Professor Philip Lawn delivered powerful presentations examining the current debate on population aging.
The Powerpoint presentations accompanying each talk have been made available by each speaker and are attached here as PDF’s and links ae provided to the video presentations of each. You are encourged to download for use in personal research.
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Free Public Seminar Population and Ageing: Disaster or Triumph? 7 March, 1 pm – 5 pm Bradley Forum, Hawke Centre, Uni SA, West Campus, 55 North Tce In recent years it has become common wisdom that an ageing population poses a problem for Australia. This view has been strongly promoted by
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The ageing of Australia must be considered when determining appropriate immigration levels and government policy for a sustainable population, a new report says. Article Link:http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/ageing-is-a-population-issue-report-20100722-10m7j.html
Ageing is a Population Issue: Report – 22 July 2010 Read More »
Population aging is an impressive achievement that has greatly improved the quality and length of human life. However, it will require sometimes-painful social and economic adjustments to the expected future demographic realities, as Joseph Chamie, former director of the UN Population Division, explains. Article Link:
Population Aging: A Human Triumph 12th July 2010 Read More »
Perhaps aging of the population is not so bad after all! Article Link:
The Shock of the Old: Welcome to the Elderly Age Read More »
Bernard Salt arguing that we need to grow in order to support future pensioners. see: https://population.org.au/index.php/population/policy/524-panel-discussion-on-population-radio-national-breakfast-program with a quote from Nick Minchin: “We all know that the ageing of the population is not amenable to change by dint of the immigration policy because immigrants by and large come in at an age profile not dissimilar
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United Nations Population Facts Department of Economic and Social Affairs * Population Division No. 2010/3 Article Link:http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/popfacts/popfacts_2010-3.pdf
The Age Distribution of Deaths – April 2010 Read More »
United Nations Population Facts Department of Economic and Social Affairs * Population Division No. 2010/4 Article Link:
Sex Differentials in Mortality – April 2010 Read More »
AFTER climate change, the ageing of the population is Australia’s largest long-term challenge. So whatever other concerns we have about rapid population growth, at least we can be grateful that it is helping to reduce the problem of increasing numbers of aged people being supported by a shrinking proportion of taxpayers. Article Link:
Immigration No Cure-All for the Country’s Ageing Population Read More »
