The Stable Population Party of Australia is a minor Australia

Australia

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n political party formed in 2010. It opposes population growth

Population growth

Population growth is the change in a population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals of any species in a population using "per unit time" for measurement....

 and advocates a stable population for Australia. It missed out on registration for the 2010 federal election by several days, but leader William Bourke ran unsuccessfully for the Senate

Australian Senate

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 in New South Wales

New South Wales

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 on an independent ticket with poet Mark O'Connor

Mark O'Connor (poet)

Mark O'Connor is an Australian poet, writer, and environmental activist. He has published several books of poetry on regions of Australia such as the Great Barrier Reef and the Blue Mountains, often collaborating with renowned nature photographers...

. The party was successfully registered shortly after the election on 23 September 2010.