Saturday, 3 August 2019

Australia to be sued over mining project's 'unmerciful' destruction of Indigenous land

Galarrwuy Yunupingu taking legal action for loss of native title as well as destruction of dreaming sites

The federal government is facing a lawsuit over damage done to Indigenous land by the decades-old mining project that sparked the Yirrkala Bark Petitions.

Gumatj leader Galarrwuy Yunupingu revealed on Saturday that he and his people were taking legal action against the commonwealth, seeking compensation for the loss of native title over the minerals exploited by mine operator Nabalco and its successor, Rio Tinto, as well as the destruction of key dreaming sites.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2MHW7zA

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