Media Releases
SPA welcomes axing of “golden visa” scheme
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has welcomed the government’s closure of the Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) in light of claims that it had a profoundly negative impact on the economy. The Significant Investor visa strand of the program required a minimum investment of $5 million in Australia and conferred an automatic right of […]
Too little too late: immigration tweaks will be far from sustainable
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) says that, while some aspects of the migration reform package are welcome and long overdue, it falls short in reducing migration to a sustainable level. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil is misleading the Australian people in claiming that these reforms will bring us back to a ‘normal’ and ‘sustainable’ level […]
Human Rights Day: Protect human rights of women and children in areas of conflict
MEDIA RELEASE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, 10 December. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) calls for the protection of the human rights of women and children in areas of conflict, not least Gaza and the Ukraine. SPA condemns both the 7 October attack against the people of Israel, including the horrific rape of women, and the […]
Lack of access to contraception is a form of violence against women
Media release for International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) claims that denying women access to contraception is a form of violence. SPA national president Jenny Goldie says […]
Population growth must end if people are to be fed: world food day 2023
On World Food Day, we are reminded that increasing numbers of people are going to bed hungry and population growth is the main cause, says Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). After decades of improvement in food security, undernourishment has been rising again in the last few years. The World Food Program (WFP) estimates as many […]
On International Day of the Girl, “Let a girl be a girl”: SPA
On October 11, the International Day of the Girl Child, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has called for a universal concept of ‘Let a girl be a girl’ until they reach full maturity. According to UNFPA (UN Population Fund), more than 640 million women alive today were married in childhood. In the developing world, nearly […]
A range of contraceptive options necessary for making informed decisions
In the lead-up to World Contraception Day (WCD) on 26 September, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has called for potentially fertile people everywhere to have information about, and access to, a range of contraceptive options so that they can make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health. Contraceptive methods include hormonal options like birth […]
Annual growth of well over half a million undemocratic and unacceptable
Australia’s annual growth of 2.2 per cent (563,200 people) is undemocratic and unacceptable according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). Today the ABS released its figures to the year ending 31 March 2023 showing the growth comprised Net Overseas Migration (NOM) of 454,400 and natural increase of 108,800. SPA National President Ms Jenny Goldie says […]
Human population growth an ongoing threat on Threatened Species Day
Habitat loss and degradation is the greatest threat to native plants and animals in Australia, and human population growth is the underlying cause, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). SPA national president Jenny Goldie says Australia is facing an extinction crisis with 556 species on the national threatened fauna list and 1402 species on the national […]
Intergenerational Report designed to quell public objection to population growth
A media storm around the new Intergenerational Report has focused on massive increases in the numbers of elderly and costs of aged care in the next 40 years. This is scaremongering intended to quell resistance to rapid population growth, according to environmental group Sustainable Population Australia (SPA). “The timing of this report is revealing,” […]