Scorched country: the destruction of Australia's native landscape

Less than 50% of Australia's original wilderness still exists, thanks to the colonialist view that development of land means eliminating native vegetationKate (not her real name) and her husband have run cattle grazing properties in central Queensland for more than 30 years. On remote and isolated properties like that, communities are close-knit and neighbours rely on each other to survive.But Kate says her neighbours hate her family. Their crime? Not cutting down enough trees. Continue reading...