Saturday 29 June 2013 was the Melbourne launch of the Stable Population Party Australia.
Its leader, William Bourke, gave the following interview.
Since its beginnings in 2010 this party has come a long way in terms of policy and presentation. Their website conveys a clear and positive message. Bourke and the other candidates for the next Federal election carry a business-sized card summarizing six hard to beat policies. The major parties and the Greens have nothing like this clarity.
A better quality of life
SPPA calls for "A better quality of life" and articulates six reasons to vote for a stable population:
to Relieve overstretched infrastructure, incluidng hospitals, schools, roads and public transport;
to Ease cost of living pressures, including housing, energy, water and transport;
to Protect our environment, including food, water and energy resources, native bushland and animal habitats;
to Promote education and training to increase job opportunities for all Australians;
to Minimise overdevelopment, including high-rise and sprawl;
to Create a more resilient economy, to sustain and enhance prosperity.
William Bourke speaks truly when he says, "Population is the everything issue." It touches on everything you can think of and more population makes for more impact.
Candidates for election
The Party is running five candidates in Victoria:
Lead Senate Candidate - Clifford Hayes
Senate candidate - Jill Quirk
Lalor candidate - Jonathan Page
Melbourne candidate - Michael Bayliss
Melbourne Ports candidate - Steven Armstrong
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nimby
Tue, 2013-07-02 10:00
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Greens Population policy sadly lacking substance
Anonymous (not verified)
Tue, 2013-07-02 12:33
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New ACOSS report
Public housing at "crisis point", more Australians are homeless, many young migrants homeless:
Australia's frontline community services are unable to meet growing demand, and the homeless and mentally ill are hurting most, a new report has found.
Sixty-three per cent of legal services failed to meet demand, along with 52 per cent of youth services, 47 per cent of mental health services and 46 per cent of domestic violence and sexual assault services.
Housing Industry Association (HIA) chief executive Graham Wolfe said the report's findings didn't come as a surprise. "There has been a failure by successive governments at a state and federal level to address the fundamental constraints to housing delivery," he said.
Property developers are feigning horror and adding to the condemnation of governments for not providing support, but they are largely the cause, not the solution.
Nothing is said about record levels of immigration, largely now from third world countries!
This is the nation that a few years ago was the "Lucky Country". More impoverished and more desperate people will make our population more flexible, and more compliant as a resource to exploit for cheaper labour.
Community services can't meet demand
See also: Welfare groups 'can't meet demand', Australian Council of Social Services report says in the Herald Sun of 1 July 2013.
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