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20 August 2021

Give 10,000 afghans refuge: SPA

Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has supported the call of its Patron, former NSW Premier and federal Foreign Minister Bob Carr, to allow in 10,000 refugees from Afghanistan. Mr Carr made the call on ABC-TV’s Q&A program last night. SPA National President Ms Jenny Goldie says the first plane load out of Kabul of a mere …

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12 August 2021

Fenner conference on sustainable agriculture deferred until March

The Fenner Conference on Environment, scheduled for 30 September and 1 October this year in Canberra, has been deferred until March 17 and 18 next year because of Covid. The conference is addressing “Making Australian agriculture sustainable” and will feature many impressive speakers from the farming and academic community.   Conference co-organiser and National President …

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7 August 2021

Stokes right to call for a population policy

Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has welcomed the call by NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes for a policy on people: “how many we can expect, where we want them to live and what their needs and attributes might be.” SPA National President, Ms Jenny Goldie says the time for a population policy is long overdue. “There …

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1 August 2021

Climate change solutions include stabilising and reducing population

(Media release 30/07/2021) The World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency 2021 released this week says the root cause of climate change is overexploitation of the Earth, and one solution is to stabilise and gradually reduce human populations. The report cites five other solutions including eliminating fossil fuels; slashing back short-lived pollutants such as methane …

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28 July 2021

Earth overshoot day five months too early; Australia’s nine months too early

  Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate.  This year it falls on 29 July, earlier than any previous year. Australia’s Overshoot Day is much worse; on 22 March. National President of Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) Jenny Goldie says …

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9 July 2021

The world cannot cope with another two billion people by 2050

MEDIA RELEASE – WORLD POPULATION DAY – 11 JULY 202   The world cannot cope with another two billion people by 2050 On World Population Day 2021 (July 11), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) says the world cannot cope with another two billion people by mid-century. The UN says global population will grow from 7.7 billion …

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28 June 2021

Intergenerational report (IGR) 2021: SPA responds

Nothing to fear from a smaller, older population Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) believes there is nothing to fear from the downward projection of population size in the Inter-Generational Report (IGR) from 40 million to 38.8 million by 2061. National President Jenny Goldie says what is to be feared are the environmental, social and economic cost …

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2 June 2021

Help Restore Ecosystems by Ending Population Growth: World Environment Day

Sustainable Population Australia MEDIA RELEASE (02/06/2021) Help restore ecosystems by ending population growth With ‘Restoring Ecosystems’ as the theme for World Environment Day (5 June), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) is urging an end to population growth as a top priority. SPA National President Ms Jenny Goldie says that restoring ecosystems is an excellent objective; nevertheless, …

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7 May 2021

Low immigration will boost jobs and incomes

Sustainable Population Australia MEDIA RELEASE (04/05/2021) Skilled migration into Australia should have stricter labour market testing and a required income threshold to ensure migrant labour is not used to undercut Australian workers. This is the thrust of a submission by Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) to the ongoing parliamentary inquiry into skilled migration. SPA National President …

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20 April 2021

Restoring the earth means ending population growth

MEDIA RELEASE (20/04/2021)   For this year’s Earth Day, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has called for an end to population growth nationally and globally as the first critical step towards the restoration of our gravely diminished natural landscapes and biodiversity. “Together, We Can Restore Our Earth” is the theme of the 2021 Earth Day which is …

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