Both the major parties have announced plans to revitalise the world heritage-listed national parkScott Morrison and Bill Shorten scramble to pledge more than $200m for KakaduKakadu national park will get a boost worth more than $200m, with both the major parties committing to revitalise the world heritage-listed Northern Territory site. The prime minister, Scott Morrison, visited the town of Jabiru on Sunday to announce the Coalition’s $216m package. Australia’s largest national park will receive a funding injection regardless of which party wins this year’s federal election. I care about the issues.”The chair of Kakadu Tourism, Rick Allert, welcomed the announcements, saying better services and access were essential to getting more visitors to the area. “For this investment to succeed it needs the genuine engagement of traditional owners, outside the usual bureaucratic processes of the national park board of nanagement.

Source: The Guardian January 13, 2019 03:33 UTC