Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Mar 25
- 1 min read

Australia | Remaining half of Kakadu NP returned to Indigenous ownership

Traditional owners in Kakadu are celebrating the formal handback of their ancestral lands following a ceremony in the heart of one of Australia's most iconic national parks.

The World Heritage-listed park was established in the 1970s but until Thursday only half of the region had been returned to its traditional custodians.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-24/kakadu-land-handback-ceremony-cooinda-lodge-traditional-owners/100934206

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