News
****Election Update - 22 August 2010****
The Stable Population Party stood 'independent' Senate candidates in NSW:
Senate Group T : William BOURKE / Mark O'CONNOR
Given we missed registration by a week, we used the 2010 election to test our strategies and iron out the bugs. It was an excellent opportunity that allowed us to refine our approach and significantly broaden awareness of our brand.
We will be formally registered soon after the 2010 election and will then stand candidates under our party name across Australia in by-elections and general elections.
****Election Update - 19 July 2010****
Julia Gillard called the election one week before the Stable Population Party was to be registered, in order to avoid the choice of a stable population. We had excellent Senate candidates ready to go in every state and territory.
The Australian people want a stable population, but are now only hearing about a "sustainable population". In Australia's context, 'sustainable' and 'population growth' are incompatible. This slogan is of course simply designed to camouflage and spin high population growth that will still take us to 36+ million by 2050 and 100+ million by 2100.
There are NO POLICY CHANGES from the Lib/Lab/Greens, just meaningless slogans, spin, and committees.
Stable Population Party News
The major parties push high population growth, but choice is coming:
21/07/10 - New party heats up debate in federal election: The Newcastle Star
28//06/10 - We need new policies, not spin on population
20/05/10 - New party to contest election: Sunshine Coast Daily
20/04/10 - Stable Population Party says massive cuts needed: The Australian
29/03/10 - Population debate we have to have: SMH
25/03/10 - Carr wants migrant intake cut to curb population growth: SMH
17/03/10 - Population debate takes a green twist: The National Times
05/03/10 - Calls for Australian population policy: ABC TV Brisbane
18/02/10 - How many is too many? Australia's people problem: The National Times
08/02/10 - New party wants population debate: Sydney Morning Herald
02/02/10 - Dick Smith supports idea of new '23 Million Party': Today Tonight
Labor, Liberal, Greens News
Old parties fail on population issue:
26/07/10 - Abbott 'reductions' just confirming leveling off projection
22/07/10 - Gillard on population: no numbers, no substance and no solutions
22/01/10 - Tony Abbot wants "as many people as possible" in Australia: Australian Conservative
23/10/09 - Kevin Rudd welcomes a "Big Australia": ABC
31/01/10 - Greens no longer about conservation, lack principle on population issue: People and Place
High Population Growth Argument
The usual suspects from big business push high population growth:
25/01/10 - Billionaire property developer wants 100 million: Daily Telegraph
Australian Population News
We are now seeing rational debate and linking major economic, environmental and social problems to the root cause:
28/07/10 - For the love of profits, Australia's skills shortage: ABC The Drum Unleashed
15/06/10 - Population growth blows out infrastructure cost backlog to $770 billion: The Australian
11/06/10 - SEQ population growth costs exceed benefits, driving state further into debt: Noosa News
01/06/10 - Increased taxes required to manage Queensland's population growth: Government News
09/05/10 - Anglican Church stands up to be counted on population: The Age
14/04/10 - Political elites out of touch on population growth: ABC Online
06/04/10 - Rudd's overseas buyers push working families to the back of the queue: The Age
04/04/10 - Rudd appoints 'Population Minister' to push 'Big Australia' - The Australian
29/03/10 - Howard Government student visa factories crumble - The Age:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/promises-promises-college-purge-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-20100328-r59r.html
27/03/10 - Reserve Bank says foreign buyers are inflating housing prices - SMH:
http://www.smh.com.au/business/foreign-buyers-inflating-market-20100326-r378.html
23/03/10 - Australian Conservation Foundation joins the population debate - ACF Online:
http://www.acfonline.org.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=2749
18/03/10 - NSW energy bills to soar 64% with increased infrastructure costs - SMH:
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-electricity-bills-to-soar-20100318-qgjw.html
08/03/10 - The downward spiral of hasty population growth - On Line Opinion:
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10137
06/03/10 - Anatomy of an Indian tradgedy. How government incompetence and greed destroyed Australia's reputation: AFR (subscriber only):
http://afr.com/p/national/anatomy_of_an_indian_tragedy_80csAMgnjNISKUvpWzdTXO
04/03/10 - Ponzi demographics a pyramid scheme - The Globalist:
http://www.theglobalist.com/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=8321
25/02/10 - Economic growth doesn't depend on more people - The Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/economic-growth-doesnt-depend-on-more-people-20100225-p3wp.html
23/10/10 - Australia's population-driven traffic congestion costs growing from $12.9b p.a. to $20b p.a - SMH:
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/traffic-congestion-to-cost-billions-20100223-oupo.html
23/02/10 - Low 'unemployment rate' masks massive underemployment of Australian labour - ABC:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/23/2827947.htm
22/02/10 - If Norway can prosper with a stable population, why can't Australia? - On Line Opinion:
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=10084
3/02/10 - Trade deficit rises as imports surge with bigger population's need for cars, TVs, clothes, oil, etc - The Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/business/trade-deficit-rises-as-imports-jump-20100203-nc62.html
27/01/10 - Australian housing the least affordable in the world - SMH:
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/lifematters/emerald-city-held-to-ransom-by-state-padlock-on-greenfields-survey-20100126-mwf2.html
02/02/10 - Big business makes political donations clandestine - The Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/business/the-political-play-of-being-a-donor-20100201-n90o.html
14/01/10 - Population growth undermines quality of life and natural environment - The Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/reality-check-on-growth-20100113-m6ue.html
18/12/09 - Population boom hikes up energy prices - Courier Mail:
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26504390-13360,00.html
10/11/09 - The Big Leap bites as beautiful coastal towns change forever - The Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/the-big-leap-20091109-i5dz.html?autostart=1
14/10/09 - Foreign student growth unsustainable and leading to lower education standards - The Australian:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/student-growth-not-sustainable/story-e6frgcjx-1225786422139
03/10/09 - Immigration no cure-all for ageing population - The Australian:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/immigration-no-cure-all-for-the-countrys-ageing-population/story-e6frg6qo-1225782289413
28/09/09 - Real GDP per person falls under population growth strain - SMH:
http://www.smh.com.au/business/lets-think-twice-about-growth-by-immigration-20090927-g7ow.html
19/05/07 - Productivity and Participation the real solution, not Population growth - The Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/a-pod-of-ps-holds-answers-for-our-prosperity/2007/05/18/1178995414776.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1
15/02/06 - Water shortages: It's the population stupid! - Online Opinion:
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4154&page=0
Global Population News
We have major problems in Australia, but it's also an urgent global issue:
02/03/10 - Sir David Attenborough's 'How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth?' - BBC