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National parks return to traditional owners

n a historic deal in September this year, the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Daintree Rainforest (the world’s oldest tropical rainforest at more than 180 million years old) was returned to First Nations custodians. The rainforest has been home to the eastern Kuku Yalanji

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