The story begins with a 'man fern', (Dicksonia antarctica), with a price tag of £160.. "salvage harvested in accordance with a management plan approved by the Governments of Tasmania and.."
'Out of Control' Richard Flanagan
https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2007/may/1348543148/richard-flanagan/out-control
'Out of Control' Richard Flanagan
https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2007/may/1348543148/richard-flanagan/out-control
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From even before the flooding of Lake Pedder, a lot of locals have seen the environment as something that must be extracted, cut down and shipped off for $$ and jobs.