15 episodes
Australian Environmental History Professor Richard Broome and Professor Katie Holmes
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Just two centuries after European settlement, the human impact on the land, massive species extinction, and climate change, pose serious threats to the continent's fragile ecology. Students will consider Australia's early geological history; Indigenous land use; the competing ideas of land and land use among early settlers; and how various forms of land use shaped, and changed the environment.
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The History of a Dry Continent
Michael Cathcart speaks to Pofessor Katie Holmes (History Program, La Trobe University) about his new book 'The Water Dreamers', and the history of Australia as dry continent.
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The Australian Environmental Movement
Wayne Wescott speaks to Pofessor Katie Holmes (History Program, La Trobe University) on the history of the environmental movement in Australia, and key issues in addressing climate change.
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Aboriginal Land Management
Professor Bill Gammage (Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University) talks to Professor Richard Broome (History Program, La Trobe University) about Aboriginal land management prior to European arrival.
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Antarctica: The Crystal Desert
Professor Tom Griffiths (Environmental historian, Australian National University) talks to Professor Katie Holmes (History Program, La Trobe University) about his book 'Slicing the Silence' on the continent Antarctica.
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Growth in Environmental Thought and Politics
Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on the shift in the view of 'wilderness' to a fondness for the environment.
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The Great Barrier Reef
Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on the Great Barrier Reef, and the environmental history of the oceans.
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