Rio Tinto compared to Taliban for destruction of Aboriginal Juukan Gorge in Western Australia | Daily Mail Online

Mining giant Rio Tinto has been compared to the Taliban after the multi-billion dollar company destroyed sacred Aboriginal rock shelters in Western Australia.. In May 2020, the mining giant blew ... Read More

Juukan Gorge inquiry says new laws needed to stop destruction of cultural heritage sites - ABC News - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A parliamentary inquiry into the destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters has recommended new laws to protect thousands of sacred sites across Australia. A Senate inquiry has been ... Read More

Mining CEO resigns over destruction of 46,000-year-old sacred Indigenous site - CBS News

Rio Tinto announced the resignation of its CEO and two top lieutenants Friday over the mining giant's destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand an iron ore mine in Australia. Read More

Rio Tinto: Tanya Plibersek responds to Juukan Gorge inquiry | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

She said one of the clear findings of the two inquiries into the gorge’s destruction was that it wasn’t a one-off incident, and there were significant flaws in the laws protecting Aboriginal ... Read More

Juukan Gorge report tabled as government promises Indigenous heritage protection - Sky News Australia

A report into the destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters in Western Australia has been tabled as the government promises new laws to protect Indigenous heritage sites just two years after ... Read More

Proposed NSW law seeks to prevent repeat of Juukan Gorge destruction | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines

A NSW bill seeks to prevent the kind of destruction of significant Aboriginal places seen in Western Australia’s Juukan Gorge by establishing a new First Nations-led agency. Read More

‘Truly sorry’: Plibersek on the Juukan Gorge Indigenous heritage incident - Sky News Australia

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says she is "truly sorry" for the loss the Indigenous people of Juukan Gorge have experienced. “What’s clear from these reports is that our system is not ... Read More

Rio Tinto: Tanya Plibersek responds to Juukan Gorge inquiry - The Chronicle

Indigenous landholders are angry and disappointed with the federal government, saying they have not been consulted over a plan to reform protections for heritage sites. Read More

Rio Tinto chair resigns over Juukan Gorge destruction, economic recovery continues after pandemic crash - ABC Radio - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson will step down after taking responsibility for the handling of the destruction of Juukan Gorge rock shelters in Western Australia. Read More

Dutton given official warning by Speaker – as it happened | Australian politics - The Guardian

How can strengthening federal laws stop the destruction of sacred heritage sites? Tanya Plibersek: I think I think it’s really worth having a look at the two inquiries that the the parliament ... Read More