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...area last year, swimming in the pool was permanently banned. Kakadu's 15-member management board, which includes 10 traditional owners, says swimming at Twin Falls is too risky. "There is a lot of responsibility on Aboriginal people about all this," says Jessie Alderson, a traditional owner from the Murumburr clan. But the ban has been attacked by some tour operators and local politicians, who see it as an opportunistic attempt to lock up Kakadu. With moves due to hand 30 Territory parks back to traditional owners, the Twin Falls issue has touched a nerve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fencing Off Kakadu | 3/23/2004 | See Source »

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