Antinuclear

Wangan and Jagalingou traditional owners continue to fight $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine

Vow to fight mine  ‘Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) traditional owners were blindsided last week..’
http://www.cpa.org.au/guardian/2015/1714/05-vow-to-fight.html 9 Dec 15:

“Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) traditional owners  were blindsided last week by revelations that Queensland  Coordinator-General Barry Broe was proposing to extinguish  native title on parts of their traditional lands in the  Galilee Basin in order to enable Indian company Adani to  develop infrastructure for its $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine. …
“It is beyond comprehension that the government would  consider such a shameful and absurd proposal in an era when  our rights are sanctioned under international law and when  we are already in the Federal Court contesting the state  government and Adani’s attempts to override our rights,”
[Adrian] Burragubba said. “I assure the Premier she will be bringing  on one of the biggest human rights battles we’ve seen in Queensland in a long time. … ” … “

December 12, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | aboriginal issues, AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, Queensland