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Golden light bathes a weathered eucalyptus tree in the foreground, its pale bark luminous against the russet grasslands of an expansive Queensland cattle station. Rugged fence posts, silvered by decades of harsh sun, stretch across the arid landscape, defining boundaries in this unforgiving pastoral terrain. Sparse river red gums punctuate the distant horizon, their olive-green canopies contrasting with the ochre grasses and cloudless cerulean sky. Barbed wire traces a meandering line through the dry saltbush and spinifex, a testament to generations of pastoral management in this remote Australian landscape. The late afternoon sunlight casts long shadows, highlighting the textural complexity of the gnarled tree bark and creating a sense of timeless endurance characteristic of outback stations. This image captures the raw beauty and resilience of Queensland's agricultural heartland, where pastoral traditions have shaped the landscape for well over a century.