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Destruction of communities

Glenda Pickersgill with Gympie's Wide Bay federal MP Llew O'Brien at last week's demonstration against powerlines at Queensland Parliament House in Brisbane.
By Arthur Gorrie

Eco-warrior and Mary Valley cattle farmer Glenda Pickersgill, who led the fight against the Traveston Crossing dam, is all in […]

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