They're going to be shot with tranquilisers and then euthanased. Culls have been done here quite a few times in the past, and there's no gory stuff like clubbing them over the head or anything like that. What's wrong is to let them all stay there and die a horrible death from heat and thirst, which is what would happen in Belconnen if something isn't done...
What would be wrong and hypocritical is if the Australian govt were to cull platypuses or koalas, which of course would never happen. Both are endangered species and not pests, and would be a parallel to the culling of whales...
on edit: Here's some information on the reasons why the kangaroos have to be culled, other options that have been tried, and there's a link in there that leads to reports from the Kangaroo Advisory Committee...
Why it is neccessary to reduce eastern grey kangaroo populations at Majura Training Area and Belconnen Naval Transmitting Station in the ACT
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