Issue Details: First known date: 2019... 2019 [Review Essay] Northern Dreams: The Politics of Northern Development in Australia
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'I have often wondered what would have happened if the British had settled Australia from the north, rather than taking the advice of Cook and Banks and settling first at Botany Bay? While modern Australia was established on the backs of sheep herds, suited to the south, and the southern climate was closer to that of a European summer, the real exploitable wealth for the future was in minerals and agricultural potential, both greatest in the tropical north. Lyndon Megarrity’s book examines the politics of attempts to develop the north, the many failures, and the short‐sighted lack of political will on all sides.' (Introduction)

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