Juukan Gorge destruction: still looking for answers | The Point | NITV

One year on from the destruction of ancient caves at Juukan Gorge, the Aboriginal PKKP community is looking for answers.
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On 24 May 2020, mining giant Rio Tinto blasted the culturally significant rock shelters to extract $188 million worth of high-grade iron ore.⁠ It destroyed the 46,000-year-old landmark
A Parliamentary inquiry is still investigating how the sacred site was destroyed. It has shone a light on the woefully inadequate heritage laws in Western Australia which effectively granted the mining giant a license for destruction.
The Traditional Owners, the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikurra (PKKP) people of the Pilbara region want to ensure this never happens again.
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[@Nounou1810]

This is extremely sad 😞

[@littleangel18]

😢😢😢

[@samuelanketell8190]

Someone needs to go to jail over this, the arrogance of Rio tints is appalling. The traditional owners need to be compensated handsomely. Riotinto should also be forced to restore the site no matter the cost .

[@annab13]

The government parasites take our money, and sell our history to line their pockets. It's the same all over the world. It never changes

[@Aeye424]

Someone needs to get out from underneath a tree and stop drinking mining royalties and abusing kids they have no culture anymore and will sell it at the right price

[@patriciaannscanlon8355]

First nation people who pushing for the voice wrote put this heritage act Don't think it a national law till their are recognised in the Australian Constitution at the moment their only recognised in their own state constitutions native title also passed in the Parliament house in NSW not the federal and Commonwealth parliament

[@karenvecsei4217]

Aboriginal Corporation and YMAC. Who gave approval for the YMAC and Aboriginal Corporation. Why are you permitting Mining on Aboriginal Land. Who is your Corporation to say you own the Land?

[@brett978]

Rio not the only company mate and I seen it with my own eyes.

[@juneallan4903]

With all the technology around now days, woops sorry they say didn't see cave.👎👎

[@oftin_wong]

There are thousands of places like this ..its not significant in any way