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Labor MP calls for population control
Posted Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:24am AEST
Updated Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:23am AEST
A Federal Government backbencher says the world's rising population is to blame for the most serious global problems.
Labor Member for Wills Kelvin Thompson has told Parliament that global warming, water shortages and even terrorism and wars can be traced back to overpopulation.
Mr Thompson recently linked terrorism with Australia's immigration levels, suggesting a smaller intake would allow more time to assess applications.
He says there is a strong case for population control if world governments are to deal effectively with environmental, economic and social problems.
"It is time for governments and policy makers around the world to come to their senses and take steps to stabilise the world's population," he said.
"It needs to happen in every country, including here in Australia - especially here in dry, arid Australia."
Mr Thompson has also taken aim at his own city of Melbourne, saying planners have tried to prevent urban sprawl with high-rise development to accommodate the increased population.
"What they don't realise is that it isn't halting any urban sprawl at all - suburbs continue to march out onto the horizon," he said.
"Melbourne is becoming an obese, hardened-artery parody of its former self.
"There is something intangible but important about the personal space of a backyard.
"I believe the children who grow up in concrete jungle suburbs are subject to more bullying and harassment and are more vulnerable to traps like crime and drugs."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/18/2658750.htm
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The full text of Agenda 21 was revealed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit), held in Rio de Janeiro on June 14, 1992, where 178 governments voted to adopt the programme. The final text was the result of drafting, consultation and negotiation, beginning in 1989 and culminating at the two-week conference. The number 21 refers to an agenda for the 21st century. It may also refer to the number on the UN's agenda at this particular summit.
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The Codex Alimentarius (Latin for "food code" or "food book") is a collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines and other recommendations relating to foods, food production and food safety. Its name derives from the Codex Alimentarius Austriacus.[1] Its texts are developed and maintained by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a body that was established in 1963 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The Commission's main aims are stated as being to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the international food trade. The Codex Alimentarius is recognized by the World Trade Organization as an international reference point for the resolution of disputes concerning food safety and consumer protection.[2][3]
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