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Visions of the Top End
El Niño and La Niña describe recurring oceanic and atmospheric oscillations and related phenomena... and of course of particular interest to inland and northern Australia is the abundance of rain and lush conditions that come with La Niña years. In this article we provide some background to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), as the leading international framework of our era, contrast with other cultural paradigms and consider the likelihood of a 4th La Niña year.
La Niña through the looking glass
El Niño and La Niña describe recurring oceanic and atmospheric oscillations and related phenomena... and of course of particular interest to inland and northern Australia is the abundance of rain and lush conditions that come with La Niña years. In this article we provide some background to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), as the leading international framework of our era, contrast with other cultural paradigms and consider the likelihood of a 4th La Niña year.
The NO Voices and The Big Picture
There is significant opposition to the voice. Who are the big players opposed to the voice? Why are they opposed to the voice? What are the official and unofficial NO campaigners actually saying about their vision for the future of Australia? What do they hope to achieve? What do they think they are preserving?
Remembering Snake Ridge Station
Until the emergence of an identifiable 'wheat belt' after 1870, both the landscape and cultural economy of Victoria were dominated by livestock farming (pastoralism). The succeeding age, the "Selection Era" was characterised by the gradual supplanting of the pastoralist by the farmer.
John McDouall Stuart: A starting point
The explorations of Stuart eventually resulted in the 1863 annexation of a huge area of country to the Government of South Australia. This area became known as the Northern Territory. This is the first in a series of pieces that will explore who John McDouall Stuart was, the era in which he lived... and some of the uncertainty concerning his legacy.