Kathleen McArthur (left) and Judith Wright (right) wildflowering at Currimundi in 1961. Photo by Alex Jelinek. Courtesy Alexandra Moreno

Hidden women of history: Kathleen McArthur, the wildflower woman who took on Joh Bjelke‑Petersen

Wildflower artist Kathleen McArthur led one of Australia’s first major conservation battles, over Queensland’s Cooloola region. Yet this canny activist is rarely mentioned in most accounts of the campaign.

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