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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies and Lisa Cox

Minns’s $140m great koala national park will ‘obliterate’ regional towns, Coalition claims

A yellow and black sign nailed to a tree trunk with a picture of a walking koala
NSW opposition leader Mark Speakman says Coalition’s koala park policy included funds for scientific research dealing with road strikes and disease. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

The long-awaited great koala national park in the north of New South Wales, celebrated by wildlife groups, has drawn a mixed reaction from the state’s Coalition.

The opposition leader, Mark Speakman has hedged his party’s support, saying while he “supports the ambition of protecting koalas”, he was concerned about job losses and the cost of the park.

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