Antinuclear

Indigenous opponents of Adani’s Carmichael mine to intensify court battle

‘Wangan and Jagalingou people vow to ‘take the fight up a notch’
after mine’s endorsement by Queensland parliament’ Joshua Robertson, The Guardian Australia: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/17/indigenous-opponents-of-adanis-carmichael-mine-to-intensity-court-battle

“Indigenous opponents of Adani’s Carmichael mine have vowed to ramp up  their legal fight against the project despite fresh progress by the miner and  its endorsement by the Queensland parliament.

Representatives of the Wangan and Jagalingou people, the traditional owners of the site of Australia’s  largest proposed coalmine, are considering a series of high court and federal  court actions to broaden their unfolding battle against the Indian miner.

Adani’s failure to secure an Indigenous land use agreement (ILUA) with the Wangan and Jagalingou continues to pose a key obstacle for the project, … “

March 19, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | aboriginal issues, Queensland