As far as political issues go, the debate over Queensland's Wild Rivers Act 2005 had it all. On the one hand, so the line went, was an environmental lobby intent on preserving the rivers of Queensland as 'wilderness'. On the other were Indigenous people prevented from undertaking economic development because of the Act's restrictions. Also in the mix were mining interests, 'The Australian', the long-running issues with the Native Title Act, a federal-state power struggle…
