Amidst all the political debate in Australia, population growth has become inextricably linked to economic growth and our future prosperity. If the climate change problem is going to be addressed successfully, the global population growth rate cannot be ignored.

A Public Forum on Population Growth and Climate Change Saturday July 3rd 4pm to 6.30pm Surfworld Sport and Rec Centre Torquay (organised by SCEG see flyer [PDF 127KB]):
How necessary is population growth?
Is growing the Australian population sustainable?
Kelvin Thomson MP, Member for Wills
Mr Thomson has in recent months spoken in Parliament and in public about his desire to put the brakes on Australia’s – and the planet’s – population growth rate. His 14 point plan provides concrete details on how this could be achieved.
Mark O’Connor
Author of 17 books, including This Tired Brown Land, a study of sustainability, population, and ecology in Australia, and Co-author of Overloading Australia: How governments and media dither and deny on population. Many ABC talks, including six on Ockhams Razor.
Dr. Bob Birrell
Bob is the director of the Centre for Population and Urban Research at Monash University in Melbourne. He is one of Australia’s leading social scientists. Bob is joint editor with Katharine Betts of the quarterly demographic journal People and Place published by CPUR.