William J. Lines

William J. Lines is an Australian author with a focus on the environment and environmental politics.

Lines has written about the Western Australian botanist Georgiana Molloy, and about walking the Bibbulmun Track. He has written about environmental change in Australia.

He has also looked at the politics and dynamics of environmentalists and environmental groups. Lines' history of The Wilderness Society (Australia) is a study of the interpersonal politics that beset any volunteer organization over time, with a focus upon former director Alec Marr.

Of his published works, Taming the Great South Land has elicited the most extended discussion and reviews to date.