These images depict the Watarrka (Kings Canyon) National Park, a few hundred kilometers from Uluru in the NT. Traditional owners requested an emergency heritage listing on Tuesday to protect the park from a fracking exploration licence.
By
AAP

24 Nov 2015 - 2:29 PM  UPDATED 24 Nov 2015 - 5:33 PM
View as list
01 / 05
Watarrka (Kings Canyon) National Park is located in Central Australia, a few hundred kilometers from Uluru. Traditional owners who jointly manage the park are seeking an emergency heritage listing from Canberra to protect it from oil and gas fracking
AAP
02 / 05
Watarrka (Kings Canyon) National Park is located in Central Australia, a few hundred kilometers from Uluru. Traditional owners who jointly manage the park are seeking an emergency heritage listing from Canberra to protect it from oil and gas fracking.
AAP
03 / 05
Watarrka (Kings Canyon) National Park is located in Central Australia, a few hundred kilometers from Uluru. Traditional owners who jointly manage the park are seeking an emergency heritage listing from Canberra to protect it from oil and gas fracking.
AAP
04 / 05
Watarrka (Kings Canyon) National Park is located in Central Australia, a few hundred kilometers from Uluru. Traditional owners who jointly manage the park are seeking an emergency heritage listing from Canberra to protect it from oil and gas fracking.
AAP
05 / 05
Kings Canyon - River Red Gums growing on the floor of Kings Canyon in the dried-up river bed of Kings river
AAP
More galleries
Koori Knockout
In Pictures: 2018 Koori Knockout
NAIDOC Awards
GALLERY: All the red carpet looks from the 2018 National NAIDOC Awards
National Reconciliation Week
History or Mystery? Here's what people do and don't know about Indigenous history
Restart gallery