Major stories from SBS Korean News on Monday, 14 Jan
- More fish are likely to die in NSW as state and federal water managers prepare for an emergency meeting to canvass options to mitigate the ecological disaster. Water Minister David Littleproud described the situation as horrible, joining his state counterpart Niall Blair in warning of more devastation after up to a million fish died in the Darling River system.
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the federal government's revisions to the citizenship code will prevent Australia Day from being eroded. The revisions, which come into effect in 2020, force every council to hold citizenship ceremonies on January the 26th. The government hopes the rules, which also includes a new dress code, will stop individual councils holding ceremonies on other days.
- Both sides of politics have committed to funding the Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory. Labor and the government have promised more than $200 million for the World Heritage-listed site.
- While U.S-North Korea 2nd summit looks imminent, many Korean experts in the U.S says clarifying definition of denuclearisation is urgently required to be able to achieve progress throughout the meeting.
- 2019 Australian Open kicks off today.
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