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McARTHUR RIVER MINE Reporter Keira Jenkins travelled to Borroloola and the land nearly 100km south of Darwin on which mining giant Glencore’s McArthur River mine continues to make controversy, with traditional owners facing the poisoning of their water and wildlife. “It is like a garden to Aboriginal people,” said Garawa elder Jack Green, who is now too scared of lead poisoning to fish in the river. Locals say the lead and zinc mine has had an enormous impact and warn that even after it closes the environmental impact will need to be monitored for 1000 years. Elder Josie Davey says: “...

For locals, the river and its banks are like a garden, having provided sustenance for generations. It also has a strong spiritual significance for the local people. Gudanji woman Josie Davey and her husband Jack Green, a Garawa man, used to fish along the banks of the river, not far from town. Now the couple say they’re too worried to fish in their usual spots. “All we know is that there could be something in this water,” Mr Green told The Point. “We had a meeting here one time and they said you can eat the fish, but only as much of the size of your hand, because they reckon the fish ...

BlackRock World Mining Trust Plc - Final Results PR Newswire Annual Results Announcement (Article 4 Transparency Directive, DTR 4.1) for the year ended 31 December 2020 Performance record 536.34 522.00 2,3 3 3 ======== 1 The change in net assets reflects market movements, dividends paid and the buyback of ordinary shares into treasury during the year. 2 This is the difference between the share price and NAV per share with debt at par. Further details of the calculation of the discount are given in the Glossary in the Annual Report and Financial Statements. 3 Alternative Performan...

In the media Productivity Commission report charts change in social housing provision The annual 2021 Productivity Commission report on government services and housing reveals that the ongoing long-term reduction in the number of public housing dwellings (17 February 2021). More... Victoria Designs and tender released for eighth vertical school Victoria will soon have another new vertical government school to address population growth across the inner city. The project has been funded by the Labor Government with more than $36 million invested in the Victorian Budget 2020-21, a further $5 mi...

Time to enhance, not diminish our honours January 26, 2021 — 10.00pm Save Normal text size The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. MARGARET COURT Time to enhance, not diminish our honours Like many, I was saddened by Margaret Court’s AC. Court has already received an Order of Australia award recognising her service. As with at least two of last year’s awards she is a controversial figure with loudly advocated extremist opinions, hurtful and socially damaging to many, and certain to provoke Australians who value diversity, tol...