Murray Watt advised by own department to declare protection order over part of Burrup peninsula

Exclusive: Environment department document states that part of site is a ‘significant Aboriginal area’ which is ‘under threat of injury or desecration’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe environment minister, Murray Watt, has been advised by his department to declare a protection order over part of the Burrup peninsula in Western Australia due to its significance as an Aboriginal site, a government affidavit filed in the federal court shows.A Murujuga traditional custodian, Raelene Cooper, applied in 2022 to protect the area’s cultural heritage from nearby industrial activities, including the gas giant Woodside’s planned extension of its North West Shelf processing plant. Continue reading...

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