Australian construction begins on world’s biggest radio telescope

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An artist's impression of the SKA at Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara on Wajarri Country in Western Australia Source: AAP / SUPPLIED/PR IMAGE

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A project to build the world’s most powerful and largest radio telescope has begun construction in remote Western Australia with consent and cooperation from Traditional Owners.

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