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Traditional Owners Wangan and Jagalingou condemn Queensland’s decision to approve Carmichael coal mine

QLD Mines Minister Lynham’s Adani mine approval shows gutless and morally bankrupt approach of Government to Traditional Owners’ rights Wangan & Jagalingou Family Council 3 April 06:

“Minister prefers Adani’s misleading and inflated jobs figures to  respect for the law and human rights, say Wangan and Jagalingou people

The Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) people today responded to the announcement by QLD Mines Minister Anthony Lynham that he is issuing mining leases to Adani for  the Carmichael coal mine. The coal mine is the biggest proposed in Australian  history and if built will permanently destroy the W&J’s vast traditional  homelands in the Galilee Basin.

W&J spokesperson and traditional owner Adrian Burragubba said, “This is a disgraceful new low in the exercise of Government power at the expense of Traditional Owners’ rights. Minister Lynham and Premier Palaszczuk should hang their heads in shame. History will condemn them.

This is the wrong mine, at the wrong time, on the wrong side of history. Their actions are reckless and dishonourable.  “In October 2015 Minister Lynham confirmed in a letter to our legal counsel that he would await the outcome of our Federal Court action against the mine  before considering issuing the leases. Late last year and again this year he  said he would wait for the matters before the courts to be resolved so as not  to run the risk of having his decision invalidated.”
Mr Burragubba’s legal representative and human rights lawyer,
Benedict Coyne of law firm Boe Williams Anderson, said…http://wanganjagalingou.com.au/gutless/

April 4, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | aboriginal issues, Queensland