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Survey shows 7 out of 10 Australians oppose population growth

Nearly 7 out of 10 Australian voters do not think Australia needs more people, and only 23 per cent favour growth via an active immigration policy, according to a survey recently completed by the Australian Survey of Social Attitudes (AusSSA) at the Australian National University. AusSSA included a series of questions about attitudes to population in …

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Australians reject kevin Rudd’s big Australia – 08/04/10

“The Lowy Institute survey confirms what the Coalition has repeatedly highlighted, that Australians have serious concerns about Kevin Rudd’s notion of a big Australia with 36 million people by 2050,” Mr Morrison said. “The Coalition is committed to a sustainable population growth path for Australia that meets the needs of our economy and maintains our …

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MEASURING WHAT MATTERS

Sustainability and unsustainability are opposites, so are social inclusion and social exclusion. In theory, if we can define one, we can define the other and if we can measure one, we can measure the other. But in practice, who knows how to precisely define or accurately measure sustainability or social inclusion? Defining elements of social …

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Comment on ABS unemployment and underemployment data

Noted in Australian Financial Revue in February was a series of letters that questioned the accuracy of the Australian Bureau of Statistics figures Unemployment and Underemployment.  It was an interesting exchange of views that appears worthy of reproduction.  AFR 8 February 2010 Political definition of unemployment David Lurie’s letter, “Underemployment must be addressed” (February 4), …

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POPULATION PROBLEMS DOWN UNDER

Minister Wong’s response notes that “Whereas the last few hundred years …growth in our carbon pollution has essentially tracked our population and economic growth…The key issue here is breaking that link, not trying to reduce population.” Let’s look at some numbers. The average growth rate needed to increase Australia’s population  65% by the year 2050 …

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Earth clock

The projected number of people on the planet Earth is now …   The World Clock From www.PeterRussell.com.

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