‘Locking up the bush’: Inside the national parks culture wars

Camping, fishing, hunting and four-wheel driving are just some of the ways Aussies experience the bush everyday - but they’re activities that are now, according to some, under threat. 

New land management proposals by state governments to protect the environment have been met with fierce backlash from bush-users, who claim the government is ‘locking up the bush’.

Today, environment and climate reporter Bianca Hall on whether a balance of both environmental protection and our recreation is achievable. 

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