History
The first European Settlers of Australia had little regard for the environment of the continent and the early focus was to use the abundant resources and convert the environment into a less hostile and European setting to make settlers feel more at home.
The first signs of the environmental movement in Australia began with the growing naturalism movement at the turn of the 19th Century.
Read more about this topic: Environmentalism In Australia
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