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Juukan Gorge report calls for reforms to cultural heritage laws

The Juukan Gorge site following its destruction by mining giant Rio Tinto in Western Australia.

The Juukan Gorge site following its destruction by mining giant Rio Tinto in Western Australia. Source: PKKP AND PKKP ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

Rio Tinto was widely condemned after it was legally allowed to blow up the 46,000-year-old caves in May 2020.


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By Sarah Collard, Arianna Lucente

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Rio Tinto was widely condemned after it was legally allowed to blow up the 46,000-year-old caves in May 2020.



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