The Northern Territory is a bit different. Life moves in different ways in the Top End – and after spending a bit of time there you come to realise that that is a very good thing indeed.
This is one amazing place to visit, where not only the people are different, but the landscape is different and the wildlife is different, where everything seems so big and bold and never-ending.
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This is the home of Kakadu and Arnhem Land, of Nitmiluk and Uluru, such vital centres of Indigenous culture and history. It s the land of Litchfield and Kata Tjuta, of the Larapinta and Karlu Karlu. It s the place to catch a barra; the place to see a croc. And so much more.
Popular tourism site closed as court case rages on Gunlom Falls one of the jewels of Kakadu National Park will be closed as the court case between Traditional Owners and Parks Australia rages on.
Travel by JUDITH AISTHORPE
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Subscriber only GUNLOM Falls - one of the jewels of Kakadu National Park - will be closed to the public as the court case between Traditional Owners and Parks Australia rages on. Traditional Owners have taken the step of locking the gates to the popular destination as they allege there has been a lack of respect for sacred sites by Parks Australia.
Share In that area there are certain elements and remains of people that have gone by thousands of years ago. We don t want people going there, he told the ABC. The traditional owners apologise to the tourists but for us to get our point across, we feel this is the only way.
Mr Markham the site has religious significance and has been there for over 10,000 years, when the salt water was eroding the cliff face.
The Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority (AAPA) launched legal action claiming the work was done in close proximity to a sacred site without their permission. Pictured: Gunlom Falls infinity pool at Kakadu National Park