[skeeter]

Insults Kododa Sacrifice? As if there's no difference between walking the trail under fire, with a minimum of rations & carrying 120 lbs of gear, and walking it on a lark during peacetime with all the amenities of a modern backpacker.

It doesn't take too much intelligence to be able to discern the intent of the comment. Dunno anything at all about these politicians, but this story itself is a cheap shot.

[naturalman1975]

Kokoda is a pilgrimage for Australians.

You don’t make jokes about walking the track, anymore than an American politician would make a joke about Gettysburg.

Besides, even just walking it is a significant endeavour. Four Australians died doing it last year. Nearly 100 kilometres over mountainous terrain. People walk it for a reason.

No, it doesn’t compare to what the soldiers did. But you don’t make jokes about it.