5 May

There’s probably not a better contrast between two understandings of Australia, the land. Aboriginal people didn’t use fences, instead they cultivated the land in a way they knew animals would love, to attract them. Fences would have stopped the animals being able to move around. They seduced the animals, giving them lush environments. So it was a win for both sides, some were killed for food, but many weren’t and the landscape was stunning. Our farming? Fences, animals owned as property. Guns and poison needed to kill any other animal that dares to try to enter the fenced land. Land that is often degraded, eroded, and lacking any variety of fauna or flora.