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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 »
You will probably be aware of the article by Senator Kristina Keneally who called for a reduction in temporary skilled migration numbers. This was in order to give Australians first opportunity in the employment market as we emerge from the Covid -19 lock-down. This reasonable suggestion has met with a barrage of indignant counter articles, …
Write to your Federal MPs in support of MP Kristina Keneally to reduce migration 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 »
When: World Population Day, Thurs 11th July, 6pm to 07:30pm Where: Melbourne, Victoria New Internationalist Bookshop, Trades Hall Australia’s Economy is centred on the belief that we need GDP and Population growth for prosperity. However, GDP tells us nothing about quality of lives, and gives no regard to the depletion or degradation of natural …
Can we curb our growth obsession – is bigger always better? Read More »
To our Victorian members, Victorian supporters, and anyone living in Victoria concerned about the record population growth in the state. Growth which is threatening to liveability and long term sustainability of both Melbourne and regional Victoria. With a freshly elected Victorian state parliament, we suspect that population will be a hot topic for the …
Sustainable Population Australia is inviting all Australians who are concerned about our unsustainable population to growth to contact their Federal MPs before the next Federal election. Now that population is a hotter topic than ever in the halls of parliament, the next few months are an ideal time to contact our MPs to give …
Write to you federal MPs with your population concerns before the election 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 …
