The only 'national parks' the Commonwealth operates can be found here:
http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/national-parks
'National Parks' are a State responsibility.
MC
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> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 11:37:01 +1100
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Re National Parks - "National"? Not really
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> It seems to me that one of our issues in Australia is the title.
>
> We delude ourselves (or the general public) that "National" Parks are part of
> some form of well managed National estate when largely they are at the whim
> of the State Government of the day in terms of budgets, access etc. - and
> Commonwealth oversight is comparatively weak. They are in fact not "National"
> at all (Territory parks excepted?).
>
> At least in the USA there would appear to be a comprehensive National
> oversight of their resource.
>
> Am I off the mark here?
>
> Graeme
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