WA decision casts doubt on heritage revamp

By Michael Ramsey
Updated April 21 2021 - 3:09pm, first published 3:06pm
Since 2015, there has been just one prosecution for harm to protected WA Aboriginal heritage sites.
Since 2015, there has been just one prosecution for harm to protected WA Aboriginal heritage sites.

A decision by the West Australian government not to prosecute a mining company which allegedly destroyed a sacred site in the Kimberley has reinforced concerns about proposed new Aboriginal cultural heritage legislation.

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