Higgins, Katrina (1993) The battle for the Daintree: The emergence of green politics in North Queensland. Honours thesis, James Cook University of North Queensland.

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With the advent of "green" power in Australia over the last decade conservationists and environmentalists have become a key force in Australian politics, best able to flex political muscle at election time. The importance of the green vote is amply illustrated by the outcome of the 1990 Federal elections when the movement's preferences were crucial to the Hawke government's retention of office. In the House of Representatives several sitting Labor members were returned on the preferences of green-inspired candidates standing under the banner of the Australian Democrats. In two key north Queensland seats, Herbert and Leichhardt, Democrat preferences were decisive. What can be concluded from the 1990 elections is that "green" politics is not an ephemeral single-issue pressure group but an emerging force which the long-established political parties will have to contend with in the 1990s. How the movement gained a following in north Queensland and consolidated its influence throughout the decade is the focus of this study.

Item ID:	84028
Item Type:	Thesis (Honours)
Keywords:	green politics, Hawke government, land management, Daintree River
Copyright Information:	Copyright ©️ 1993 Katrina Higgins
Date Deposited:	09 Dec 2024 05:33
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