The minister said the $250m would support 118 ranger groups until June 2021. Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning“The Coalition government continues to deliver unprecedented support for Indigenous rangers, delivering record funding to ensure more rangers than ever before are looking after country,” Scullion said. Coalition promises $30m for Indigenous rangers and says it will create new jobs Read moreCurrent federal funding for Indigenous rangers was due to expire in June this year. Land cared for by rangers under Working on Country program includes 60% of Indigenous Protected Areas, which comprise about 43% of the national reserve system. In 2017 IPAs were given a five-year extension of funding to 2023-24, beyond the commitment to ranger groups which work on them.

Source: The Guardian April 27, 2018 08:03 UTC