Category: Population

Crean crosses PM’s vision for Australia

admin /29 September, 2012

Crean crosses PM’s vision for Australia The AustralianSustainable Population Australia, whose patrons include Foreign Minister Bob Carr, yesterday said new figures showing Australia’s growth rate had risen to 1.5 per cent per annum were “alarming”. The group’s national vice-president, John Coulter, said … See all stories on this topic »

Migration pushing population growth higher

admin /27 September, 2012

Migration pushing population growth higherSydney Morning HeraldAs suggested here back in May, the federal budget appeared to miss the population growth story. On the performance of the first seven months of this year, population growth for 2012 will be 1.6 per cent – and that’s before rumoured policy initiatives …See all stories on this topic Continue Reading →

Illawarra population growth edges upwards

admin /20 September, 2012

Solutions to poverty, population growth, global warming [Google+ Hangout]Los Angeles TimesAs experts from three continents convene this week at UC Berkeley to discuss rapid population growth, climate change and other intractable problems, The Times will hold a live online video discussion — via Google+ Hangout — Thursday on potential …See all stories on this topic Continue Reading →

Asia’s Millionaires Increase as Growth Adds Wealth

admin /19 September, 2012

Asia’s Millionaires Increase as Growth Adds WealthBusinessweekThe population of ultra-high net worth individuals — those with investable assets of at least $30 million — in Asia-Pacific fell 3.9 percent to 21,700, the report showed. Their wealth dropped 5.2 percent. The number of people in the region with …See all stories on this topic »

World Jewish Population Grows, Slowly

admin /11 September, 2012

World Jewish Population Grows, SlowlyTablet MagazineAnother piece of data released over the weekend is evoking similar response, albeit on a much, much smaller scale: the news that the global Jewish population has grown by 88,000 (in a year, not a month). The dominating headline is that there was growth …See all stories on this topic Continue Reading →