Cattle stations are disappearing in Australia's last true frontier and one grazier isn't happy about it

A far north Queensland grazier says she fears for the future of the cattle industry in the region, as the Queensland government continues to buy up large pastoral properties across Cape York. Key points: The Queensland Government has bought than a dozen cattle properties in Cape York since 2007 One million hectares has been purchased for conservation and native title handovers Cape York grazier throws open doors so public can have a 'nosey' The state government has bought more than a million hectares of land for conservation and native title hand-backs in the Cape since 2007, half of which has been turned into national parks. Grazier Emma Jackson, who helps run the 70,000 hectare Wolverton Station in the middle of Cape York, said the recent sale of the nearby Bramwell Station to the government's Department of Environment and Science was concerning. "If the cattle stations continue to close down in Cape York, it will be shocking," Ms Jackson said.