Media Releases
Call by AIG for increased migrant intake unwarranted
The call by Innes Wilcox, chief executive of the Australian Industry Group to lift the cap on immigration from 160,000 to between 190,00 and 200,000 is unwarranted, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). SPA argues that the so-called skills shortage is over-rated and does not require a return to pre-Covid levels of immigration. SPA …
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Fall in birthrate and fertility welcome: SPA
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has welcomed the latest figures showing registered births fell by 3.7% in 2020, and dismissed concerns expressed by former Treasurer Peter Costello. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) also reported that the total fertility rate was at an all-time low of 1.58 babies per woman. SPA National President Ms Jenny …
Skilled migrant shortage a sham: New Briefing Note
Claims that skills shortages require massive increases in the skilled migrant intake do not stand up to scrutiny, according to a new Briefing Note prepared by Leith van Onselen, Chief Economist at MacroBusiness. The Note, commissioned by Sustainable Population Australia, comes as employer groups and some government members are angling to ramp up skilled …
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SPA welcomes world vasectomy week but seeks focus on other contraceptive methods as well
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) welcomes World Vasectomy Week (November 13- 20) and notes that when a man has a vasectomy it is “an act of love” towards his wife or partner. SPA national president Ms Jenny Goldie says that for too long women bore the primary responsibility for family planning. “Vasectomies allowed men to share …
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Big majority of Australians reject Big Australia
Australians have decisively rejected returning to pre-covid levels of high immigration and high population growth according to the latest survey by TAPRI (The Australian Population Research Institute). The survey finds that 70 percent of Australians have rejected the annual net migration of 240,000 people prior to COVID-19 as too high. More significantly, 69 percent …
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World Food Day: Little hope of eradicating hunger while global population increases
Speaking on the eve of World Food Day (October 16), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) President Jenny Goldie says there is little hope of achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG2) – Zero Hunger – by 2030 if global population continues its inexorable rise. According to the World Food Programme, up to 811 million people have …
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What Australia does NOT need is an explosion of immigrants: SPA
Media release in response to Dominic Perrottet Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) emphatically rejects the call by new NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet for an explosion of new immigrants – a doubling of pre-Covid annual intakes over five years. The NSW Premier’s call is at odds with several learned economists, including Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe, Professor …
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Time to give young women freedom from unwanted pregnancies
Australia should not only emulate France by making contraception free for all women under 25, but make it free for all women, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). In France from next year, those under 25 would not be charged for medical appointments, tests, or other medical procedures related to birth control. For the …
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Ending population growth integral to avoiding conflict
On the eve of the International Day of Peace, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) says that there can be little hope of peace in regions of rapid population growth unless accompanied by productivity growth and strong institutions. According to SPA, numerous scientific papers have linked conflict to resource scarcity, with population growth being one of …
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SPA welcomes near ZPG national figures despite state baby booms
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has welcomed the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) that show population growth has fallen to near zero (0.1 per cent) despite an apparent baby boom. Yesterday, the ABS released figures for the year ending March 31. Australia’s population grew by 35,700 or 0.14 per cent. Annual natural …
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