Kokoda track shut indefinitely after PNG landowners demand payments
by Rebecca Kuku and Sharlotte Thou from on (#6R1YG)
Mount Kodu landowners petition prime minister to pay outstanding commitment the government made to them to preserve the track
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The historic Kokoda track has been closed indefinitely as local landowners demand outstanding payments from the Papua New Guinea government.
Earlier in the month, Australians walking the 138km Kokoda track had treks cancelled while others were stalled for long periods as protests by landowners closed sections of the trail.
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