Corralling Conflict: The Politics of Australian Federal Heritage Legislation Since the 1970s

In August 1968, conservative National Party leader Joh Bjelke-Petersen became Premier of the state of Queensland. He referred to conservationists as these 'subversives, these friends of the dirt'. A generation later, few if any Australian politicians would have publicly attacked the enviro...

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Main Authors: Paul Ashton, Jennifer Cornwall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2006-05-01
Series:Public History Review
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Online Access:http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/phrj/article/view/244