Dimensions
158 x 189 x 17mm
They used to be regarded as tree-hugging hippie weirdos, but environmentalists and Green issues have become powerful forces in today's political arena. This book traces the long history of Australian environmental activism in its many forms. Drawing on oral history interviews and original research, this book focuses on 20 charismatic conservation figures whose lives crystallise significant stages in the gradual development of a "Green" movement in Australian society.
Included are chapters on:-
- Sir John Robertson – who advocated in Parliament for legislation establishing national parks
- Albert Namatjira – desert painter and Indigenous rights activist who protested government policies that prevented Indigenous people from owning land
- Judith Wright – writer and poet who was a co-founder of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, an activist for the protection of the Great Barrier Reef, and campaigner for the creation of Cooloola National Park
- Bob Brown – Tasmanian Senator and leader of the Australian Greens party
- Peter Garrett – rock musician, environmental activist and now MP
As well as: Moowat'tin, Henry Kendall, David Stead, Myles and Milo Dunphy, Dorothy Butler, Olegas Truchanas, Allen Strom, Vincent Serventy and Kathleen Lehany.
