John HolmesFeb 24, 2024
Pilbara traditional owners 'profoundly disappointed' as Equinox Resources lodges Section 18 request https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-25/traditional-owners-section-18-equinox-resources-section-18-wa/103503324
Pilbara traditional owners 'profoundly disappointed' as Equinox Resources lodges Section 18 request

Section 18 was the controversial mechanism that led to the destruction of caves at Juukan Gorge in 2020, and this application is among the first since the WA government changed the law in response to the incident.

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@jhaue "#EquinoxResources wants to start drilling at its #Hamersley Iron Ore Project to move it towards commercialisation, but WGAC says that will impact two #Aboriginal heritage sites in the area and has called for the company to abandon its plans.

"#WGAC is also campaigning against the mine proposal as a whole, saying it will damage ground and surface #water connected to #HamersleyGorge in #Karijini.

"The parties have been unable to reach an agreement, and Equinox has lodged an #Aboriginal Heritage Act Section 18 application — the controversial mechanism that allowed #RioTinto to destroy #JuukanGorge in 2020 — with the state government."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-25/traditional-owners-section-18-equinox-resources-section-18-wa/103503324

#Australia #Pilbara #Mining #SLAPPs #Lawsuits #CorporateColonialism #LandBack #IndigenousPeoples

Pilbara traditional owners 'profoundly disappointed' as Equinox Resources lodges Section 18 request

Section 18 was the controversial mechanism that led to the destruction of caves at Juukan Gorge in 2020, and this application is among the first since the WA government changed the law in response to the incident.

ABC News
Feb 25, 2024 at 12:03amWeb