Traditional owners threaten to shut down Australian Unesco site Kakadu National Park
23 Feb, 2021 08:44 PM
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Kakadu traditional owners say their concerns over the park have fallen on deaf ears. Photo / Unsplash, Nick Dunn
Kakadu traditional owners say their concerns over the park have fallen on deaf ears. Photo / Unsplash, Nick Dunn
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The traditional owners of Kakadu National Park have threatened to shut it down amid anger at federal authorities for letting the site fall into neglect.
The Unesco World Heritage site, which is jointly managed by Kakadu s traditional owners and the federal agency Parks Australia, has long been a bucket list destination but recent years have seen a sharp decline in international visitors in particular.