Increasingly, Australia s agriculturalists are looking to the
nation s north to escape the decline in southern Australia s water
and soil resources. Booming mineral and gas development is also
helping to drive the nation s economic success. At the same time,
the south s conservation sector would like to see much of the north
preserved as iconic wilderness. Both conservation and resource
development interests alike are often at odds with the interests of
the north s traditional owners, many of whom remain trapped in
welfare dependency and poverty. Indeed, to the ire of north
Australians, the past four decades of north Australian history have
indeed been characterized by these national-scale conflicts being
played out in regional and local communities.
This book explores these conflicts as well as the many emerging
opportunities facing the development of the north, suggesting that
a strong cultural divide between northern and southern Australia
exists; one that needs to be reconciled if the nation as a whole is
to benefit from northern development. The authorfirst explores
where these historical conflicts could take us without a clear
forward agenda. A story-based personal narrative from my long and
diverse experience in the north gives life to these themes.
Finally, the book then draws on these stories to help shape a
cohesive agenda for the north s future."
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