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A pervasive romanticism about Aboriginal culture is now widespread and underwrites an acceptance, even a belief, by many in the broader community of the sacredness of all aspects of what is presented as‘traditional’ Aboriginal culture and, specifically, of ‘sacred sites’. What isn't sacred apparently, is the notion that legal claims and filings have some basis in fact
The legal obstacles and costly delays inflicted on the Barossa gasfield highlights yet again the exploitation of purported Aboriginal culture by activists -- in this instance supported by taxpayer dollars -- to advance anti-development agendas. It is a ploy as simple as it is brazen: tap an Aborigine to serve as plaintiff, assert sacred sites are threatened and then, regardless of expert or community views, count on a sympathetic court to order a halt
A group of traditional owners in Australia has begun legal action seeking an injunction to prevent South Korea’s export credit agency and export-import bank from supporting a giant gas project. Representatives of the Tiwi Islander and Larrakia indigenous peoples in northern Australia say they weren’t properly consulted by the developer of the Barossa gas project, ...
A group from the Tiwi Islands and Larrakia country are trying to stop South Korean banks from funding a Santos gas project in the Timor Sea.
Traditional landowners in Australia’s Northern Territory have launched legal action against South Korea’s export credit agencies in an attempt to block