White, Patrick, McGregor, Russell, and Gertz, Janine (2019) 'New Bradfield': rerouting rivers to recapture a pioneering spirit. The Conversation, 27 November 2019.

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Abstract

[Extract] The "New Bradfield" scheme is more than an attempt to transcend environmental reality. It seeks to revive a pioneering spirit and a nation-building ethos supposedly stifled by the bureaucratic inertia of modern Australia.

Item ID:	61394
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
ISSN:	2201-5639
Keywords:	North Queensland; Northern Australia; Bradfield scheme; water resources; northern development
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Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2020 01:55
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