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Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) COVID statement 2021 Read the full statement here On New Year’s Eve 2020, Australians were ready to say goodbye to a challenging and difficult 2020 while anticipating a freer and more joyous 2021. Our last mild, rainy summer on the east coast offered an omen of hope and reprieve following the …
Rethinking Big Australia: the impacts of COVID-19 Read More »
(From SPA eNews April #2 2020) In a COVID-19 world I think we are all on the alert to find kernels of wisdom coming from commentators and opinion leaders. The one which stands out for me came from respected Australian author and critic, Christos Tsiolkas, who made a powerful comment in an article in the …
President’s Message – A Game Changer Article in the Media Read More »
Jenny Goldie This title was prompted by a recent question from a member of SPA, who wondered whether the considerable money he had donated over the years had been cost effective. It led to my reflecting on whether SPA has indeed made any progress over the past 29 years since the organisation was founded. Let’s …
Some weeks ago SPA sent a questionnaire to six political parties asking for their policy positions re population issues. In summary, we sought to find out from each of them: Their views on the optimum population for Australia and the basis for their figure; Whether they recognise that there are environmental constraints to population growth …
