Population and Economics

Sustainable Population Australia Discussion and GrowthBusters film screening

It’s Time for a Rational Discussion on Population Are you in Melbourne on June 28?  Register TODAY at Humanitix Australia’s State of the Environment report is blunt: our natural environment is in poor health and deteriorating, with population growth identified as a root cause. Our cities are becoming less liveable — housing affordability, road congestion

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The skills shortage will never end, as the wrong jobs are on the skilled occupation jobs list

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It’s high time the skilled migration jobs list was reviewed and updated, and more than half of the jobs removed, as they are not true skill shortages or job vacancies. This means the wrong overseas people are being given skilled migration visas and true job shortages are not being filled. Australians can do all of

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SPA In The Media March 2025

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  SPA has been forging positive relationships with the media,  striking particularly hot on talk back and community radio. Our National President,  Peter Strachan has been interviewed several times to discuss Australia’s population crisis in recent weeks.  These include: 2SM Ron Williams for Breakfast 28/03/25 (from 1:16)  https://2sm.com.au/podcasts/ron-wilson-for-breakfast/ 2GB 25/03/25 “Australia’s Population Growth Slows—But Is

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SPA Interviews CASSE NSW Inc for November Newsletter

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  For most editions of the SPA Newsletter,  we interview ‘Sister Organisations’ or fellow groups who are also advocating for population sustainability.  In the case of Centre for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (or CASSE),  this worldwide organisation advocates for alternatives to the current globalised growth bases economies that currently define our societies. 

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Public Forum Adelaide 20th April with Leith van Onselen and Jane O’Sullivan

From housing crisis to eco-crisis: Why Australia’s population growth is unsustainable   All are welcome for a free public forum in Adelaide hosted by Sustainable Population Australia (SPA).   When: Saturday 20th April, 2:00pm to 3:30pm, followed by afternoon tea Where: Box Factory Community Centre, Regent Room, 59 Regent Street South, Adelaide 5000 The event

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Rethinking Sustainability with Rod Taylor in Brisbane on Nov 11

  ‘Sustainability’ has become cliché, loaded with myths, half-truths and outright lies that try to convince us that a few tweaks to ‘business as usual’ will be enough. What, then, does ‘sustainability’ really mean? A fundamental problem requires fundamental solutions – yet these are often completely ignored. You are warmly invited to attend a FREE

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Rethinking Sustainability with Rod Taylor in Adelaide on Oct 30

‘Sustainability’ has become cliché, loaded with myths, half-truths and outright lies that try to convince us that a few tweaks to ‘business as usual’ will be enough. What, then, does ‘sustainability’ really mean? A fundamental problem requires fundamental solutions – yet these are often completely ignored. You are warmly invited to attend a FREE public

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A new petition to ‘Rethink Big Australia’ before the election

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SPA member Simon Cole (currently on the QLD branch committee) has launched a new online petition calling for a reconsideration of Australia’s population policy before the next Federal election.   While this is not an official SPA campaign,  nevertheless,  we recommend heading to the change.org site and adding your signature to the petition. Link to the

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