http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/peter-martin/ Peter Martin has been a teacher, science editor and writer with CSIRO, UNESCO and other research institutions for most of his 30-year career.  Based in Adelaide, he lives in hope that one day a sense of intergenerational responsibility will prevail over short-term vested interests. He is receiving counseling and is expected to make a full recovery. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/we-need-to-stop-the-cult-of-endless-growth/ Population stability in Australia today is all about immigration patterns and policy, not about some notion of enforced family size. If it weren’t for sky-high levels of immigration we would already be well on the track to population stability, as are a number of other much wiser OECD countries. At least the Burke review did not re-endorse Rudd’s “unapologetic” call for massive population growth. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Peter Martin) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/we-need-to-stop-the-cult-of-endless-growth/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/we-need-to-stop-the-cult-of-endless-growth/#item5875 Thu, 19 May 2011 19:40:01 +0000 Peter Martin | Author bios | The Punch