History of the Australian Environment Movement

This book traces the environment movement in Australia from the first visionaries who pressed for preservation of native fauna and for sanitation in cities to a mass social movement that challenges the most powerful interests in society. It covers the major environmental issues that have been at the forefront of Australian politics since the 1960s.

This book traces the environment movement in Australia from the first visionaries who pressed for preservation of native fauna and for sanitation in cities to a mass social movement that challenges the most powerful interests in society.It covers the major environmental issues that have been at the forefront of Australian politics since the 1960s, including the struggle for Lake Pedder, uranium mining, Fraser Island and Green Bans. The authors, professional historians and environmental activists, have written an original and highly readable book.