Australian Environmental History

By Professor Richard Broome and Professor Katie HolmesEducation

Australian Environmental History episodes

November 24, 2011 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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32 min
November 23, 2011 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.
Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
32 min
November 18, 2011 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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33 min
November 10, 2011 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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22 min
November 09, 2011 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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22 min
November 07, 2011 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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27 min
November 06, 2011 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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27 min
October 21, 2011 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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28 min
October 14, 2011 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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21 min
September 23, 2011 Drought and Fire
Professor Katie Holmes (History, La Trobe University) on the effects of drought and fire on Australia's landscape.
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22 min

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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…