Australian inquiry recommends new national standards to protect Aboriginal heritage
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Australia should set out a new national legal framework to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, an inquiry into the destruction of ancient rock shelters for an iron ore mine found in its final report on Monday. The report said Aboriginal traditional owners should be the top decision makers on development applications that could impact […]
Rio Tinto yet to pay compensation over sacred site destruction
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Mining giant Rio Tinto is yet to pay compensation to the Aboriginal group whose ancient rock shelters it destroyed for an iron ore mine in Western Australia last year, company officials told a parliamentary inquiry Friday. The incident last year destroyed the historically and culturally significant site at Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara […]