Australian state axes pro-Indigenous law

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 09, 2023 12:20 am

SYDNEY, Australia: Western Australia said on Tuesday it is axing a five-week-old law to protect Indigenous sites, introduced after Rio Tinto blew up a 46,000-year-old sacred rock shelter in the state.

The decision to repeal the legislation was condemned by Indigenous groups, who complained of insufficient consultation and said their needs were being ignored.

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