BBC News | Indigenous Australians win record A$150m after billionaire mined without permission

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Indigenous Yindjibarndi people in north‑western Australia were awarded a record A$150.1 million payout after a federal court found mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s company, Fortescue, had extracted iron ore from their land without permission, making it the largest native‑title settlement in the country. The judgment, which granted A$150 million for cultural loss and A$150 000 for economic loss, concludes a nearly 20‑year legal battle that began after Fortescue built its Solomon Hub mines on Yindjibarndi country in 2013 despite lacking a land‑use agreement with the Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation. Although the community had sought A$1.8 billion, elders called the award “peanuts” compared with the billions the company has earned and expects to continue earning until the mine’s closure in the mid‑2040s.

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Sacred Waters Ebb as Mining Giant's Thirst Grows

Robe River Kuruma people say Rio Tinto's water use is drying up their sacred waterhole. A new plant will supply water, but elders want faster changes.

#RobeRiver #RioTinto #WaterScarcity #IndigenousRights #Pilbara

https://newsletter.tf/rio-tinto-water-use-dries-sacred-robe-river-waterhole/

Rio Tinto's water extraction is drying up a sacred waterhole for the Robe River Kuruma people. The company is building a new desalination plant to help.

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https://newsletter.tf/rio-tinto-water-use-dries-sacred-robe-river-waterhole/

Today In Labor History May 1, 1946: The three-year Pilbara strike began in Australia. In this strike, indigenous Australian pastoral workers demanded recognition of their human rights. They were also fighting for better wages and working conditions. The bosses often treated indigenous workers like slaves. Many didn’t even pay them in cash. Rather, they paid them in tobacco and food. And if indigenous workers tried to quit or leave, the police forced them back. Sometimes they massacred entire families. The strike was one of the longest in Australian history. And it was a major event in the struggle for indigenous rights.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #strike #australia #indigenous #racism #pilbara #humanrights #wages #massacre #colonialism #indigenousrights

Real #Aussies know how to strike!

The #Pilbara #Strike 1946 - 1949

The #Gurindji Strike / #WaveHill 1966 -1975

#AboriginalRights #LandRights #BetterWages #auspol #PaulKelly #KevCarmody #Gough

#USPol get serious if you want to bring about change via #striking

https://youtu.be/dAONlfoNVuY?si=ChkNRWnWkNU2fwqV

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-11/calls-to-rename-roebourne-streets/106025460

#FirstNations #FlyingFoamMassacre #Karatha #Pilbara #Roebourne