Aussies gun down camels

I had Australians pegged as pretty decent human beings, but now I’m not so sure anymore. Apparently, 6,000 thirsty camels have trashed the town of Docker River looking for water. You would think that the solution to this problem is to ... help the camels find some water.
But no, Australian authorities are instead considering rounding them up with helicopters and gunning them down. Then turning them into hamburgers.
Whatever happened to the carefree, sun-loving Aussies I thought I knew?