Media Releases
Death of Paul R Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb, mourned by Sustainable Population Australia
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) is mourning the death of Paul Ehrlich, aged 93, co-author with his wife Anne of the 1968 seminal book The Population Bomb. Dr Paul R Ehrlich was former Professor Emeritus of Population Studies at Stanford University’s Department of Biology. Ehrlich was a panellist on the ABC program ‘QandA’ in 2015, advocating on behalf […]
It’s the numbers, stupid! — Sustainable Population Australia rejects race-based immigration rhetoric
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has rejected any suggestion that immigrants should be judged by race, religion or cultural background, stating that Australia’s population challenges are driven by scale, not identity. SPA argues that rapid population expansion — from any source — is placing pressure on: Housing affordability and availability Infrastructure funding and service delivery Environmental […]
Population growth drives up inflation and interest rates
The Reserve Bank has increased the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.85 per cent, in its first rate rise in more than two years. The Bank is responding to inflation, which picked up materially in the second half of 2025. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) argues that Australia’s rapid increase in population growth […]
Global Water Bankruptcy Only Solved by Stabilising Population: SPA
The Global Water Bankruptcy report, published on Jan. 20, 2026, indicated that global human demand for freshwater has exceeded the volume that nature can reliably replace, resulting in worldwide water insecurity for billions of people. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) argues that population growth drives expanding water demand. Australia is also at risk of chronic water shortages […]
Australia’s total population well above ABS data
Australia’s population could be a million more than estimated, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA), taking Australia’s current population to over 29 million. By failing to recognise temporary visitors in total population figures, government agencies may be systematically under-provisioning for the number of actual residents in Australia. The Usual Residence definition that underpins the […]