Holding the line: how Kokatha custodians took on multinationals in the Woomera Prohibited Area — and won - Overland literary journal

Andrew Starkey knew the fight to protect Indigenous cultural heritage couldn’t be fought via the usual channels of justice. Instead, the Starkeys took Saab Australia to the Australian National Contact Point for breaching the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises — and won.

Overland literary journal

At What Cost ?

Mines #Tailingsdams have a sinister beauty – the colours are extraordinary. They contain #toxicwaste materials, such as #toxicchemicals and #heavymetals, which harm birdlife and ground water.

It’s estimated that there are about 18,000 tailings dams around the world.

#FirstNations #Kokatha Country, outback, South Australia

Photograph: David Dahlenburg