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    NO POWER FOR THE BEAR

    Jul 22, 2021 4 minutes
    WORDS & PHOTOS THE BEAR

    THE BIG GREY LOOKED up at me and cocked its head. Was it considering tackling me on my BMW or had it fed too well on the fresh green from recent showers? There is no shortage of kangaroos in Outback NSW, but there are even more of them in national parks – and nowhere more than in Kinchega NP. As I drew level with this one, the brilliant colours of the setting sun behind it turned it into an ominous silhouette.

    Wait. Why was the sun setting behind the big ‘roo, off to my right? The sun sets in the west, right? That meant I was headed, roughly, south. Which

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