POPULATION GROWTH IN AUSTRALIA: HOW ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ARE RESPONDING

Abstract

Projections in the Third Intergenerational Report, released in September 2009, indicate that Australia's population may grow to more than 35 million by 2049. This revelation has sparked a new population debate, a debate which has challenged three of the country's main environmental groups. This article describes how they have responded to the challenge and offers a way of explaining the different paths that they have taken.