Best Professor Richard Broome Podcasts (2025)

Michael Cathcart speaks to Pofessor Katie Holmes (History Program, La Trobe University) about his new book 'The Water Dreamers', and the history of Australia as dry continent. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Michael Cathcart

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The Australian Environmental Movement 32:50

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Wayne Wescott speaks to Pofessor Katie Holmes (History Program, La Trobe University) on the history of the environmental movement in Australia, and key issues in addressing climate change. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Wayne Wescott

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Aboriginal Land Management 21:16

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Professor Bill Gammage (Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University) talks to Professor Richard Broome (History Program, La Trobe University) about Aboriginal land management prior to European arrival. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Professor Bill Gammage

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Antarctica: The Crystal Desert 26:35

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Professor Tom Griffiths (Environmental historian, Australian National University) talks to Professor Katie Holmes (History Program, La Trobe University) about his book 'Slicing the Silence' on the continent Antarctica. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Professor Tom Griffiths

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Growth in Environmental Thought and Politics 27:55

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Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on the shift in the view of 'wilderness' to a fondness for the environment. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Professor Richard Broome

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The Great Barrier Reef 21:00

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Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on the Great Barrier Reef, and the environmental history of the oceans. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Professor Richard Broome

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Drought and Fire 21:43

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Professor Katie Holmes (History, La Trobe University) on the effects of drought and fire on Australia's landscape. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Professor Katie Holmes

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Melbourne's Natural History 18:19

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Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on the relationship of city people to nature. Do cities have an environmental history - if so what is it like? Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Professor Richard Broome

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Environmental Consciousness in the 19th Century 14:39

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Professor Katie Holmes (History, La Trobe University) on when and how did different attitudes to nature developed, what ideas shaped this new view, and the impact it had on human-nature relationships. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Professor Katie Holmes

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Mining in Australia 20:08

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Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on the environmental impact of mining, which is the second great economic staple of this continent. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Professor Richard Broome

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Invasive Pests 17:50

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Professor Katie Holmes (History, La Trobe University) on how pastoralism became the first land-based economic staple of European Australia, its impact, and the introduction of pests. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Professor Katie Holmes

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Pastorialism and the Shock Troops of Empire 21:49

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Professor Katie Holmes (History, La Trobe University) on how the land was first settled by Europeans and what they thought of the place they'd come to possess. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Professor Katie Holmes

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Aboriginal People, Fire and the Land 15:54

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Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on the early fire history of Australia and what part humans might have played in this. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Professor Richard Broome

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Gondwana to Australia 20:18

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Professor Richard Broome (History, La Trobe University) on where Australia came from and what it was like when humans first entered it. What underpinned the extinction of some of the land’s most distinctive fauna - humans or nature? Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.…

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Introduction to Australian Environmental History 21:46

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This week we consider the birth of environmental history and what is the nature of this sub-discipline of history. Is it a discipline marked by pessimism or neutral in its view of the world? Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Professor Richard Broome and Professor Katie Holmes

Professor Richard Broome Podcasts

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Australian Aboriginal History

Professor Richard Broome

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Australian Environmental History

Professor Richard Broome and Professor Katie Holmes

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Humour, Power and Aborigines 38:49

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Civil Rights to Indigenous Rights 1:13:30

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Managing Aborigines in the Territory to 1960s 1:14:57

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The Separation of Aboriginal Children 1:07:43

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The Pastoral World 1:10:36

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Racial Ideas at Federation 44:53

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Discovering the Territory 54:30

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NSW in the Era of Protection 1:11:52

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Nineteenth Century Missionaries 1:14:55

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The Frontier War 1:10:04

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Contexts of Early NSW Culture Contacts 1:05:17

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From Eora to Aboriginies 1:11:38

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Possessing Australia 42:25

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Australian and European Meanings of Land 56:24

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The Nature of Frontier 28:51

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Historians, Aboriginies, Australia 51:04

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The History of a Dry Continent 31:06

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The Australian Environmental Movement 32:50

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Aboriginal Land Management 21:16

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Antarctica: The Crystal Desert 26:35

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Growth in Environmental Thought and Politics 27:55

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The Great Barrier Reef 21:00

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Drought and Fire 21:43

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Melbourne's Natural History 18:19

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Environmental Consciousness in the 19th Century 14:39

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Mining in Australia 20:08

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Invasive Pests 17:50

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Pastorialism and the Shock Troops of Empire 21:49

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Aboriginal People, Fire and the Land 15:54

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Gondwana to Australia 20:18

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Introduction to Australian Environmental History 21:46