Kakadu becomes battleground in Australia's carbon tax debate

CANBERRA, Australia - Australia warned on Thursday that its World Heritage-listed outback Kakadu wetland, made famous in the Crocodile Dundee films, was at severe risk from climate change, as the government faced a growing battle to introduce a carbon tax.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard's one-seat majority government is embroiled in an increasingly acrimonious climate policy debate, pitching mining magnates against environment activists including Oscar winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett.