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This shames Australia.
"It was blasted by Rio Tinto, along with a second sacred site, on Sunday, and the destruction was made public late on Tuesday. The mining giant received Ministerial consent to destroy the site from the previous State government". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/27/aboriginal-sacred-site-obliterated-mining-giant-expands-iron/
"It was blasted by Rio Tinto, along with a second sacred site, on Sunday, and the destruction was made public late on Tuesday. The mining giant received Ministerial consent to destroy the site from the previous State government". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/27/aboriginal-sacred-site-obliterated-mining-giant-expands-iron/
Rio Tinto's corporate website:
"Many of our operations are on or near land that is sacred to many, including Indigenous communities. ... We are committed to working in a way that respects their rights and reflects their perspectives." https://www.riotinto.com/sustainability/communities/cultural-heritage
"Many of our operations are on or near land that is sacred to many, including Indigenous communities. ... We are committed to working in a way that respects their rights and reflects their perspectives." https://www.riotinto.com/sustainability/communities/cultural-heritage
The shelters blasted into obliteration by @RioTinto this week were the ONLY inland site in Australia showing human occupation continuing through the last Ice Age. This is an irretrievable loss for the local Puutu Kunti Kurrama people, and for all humanity. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/rio-tinto-just-blasted-away-an-ancient-aboriginal-site-here-s-why-that-was-allowed
"During an excavation in 2014, archaeologist Dr Michael Slack found several "staggering" artefacts including grinding and pounding stones, which were believed to be the earliest use of grindstone technology in Western Australia." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-26/rio-tinto-blast-destroys-area-with-ancient-aboriginal-heritage/12286652
Can someone explain to me how this is any different from the destruction of the Bamyan Buddha statues by the Taliban, which was universally condemned as a crime against humanity?
