The Latest Breaking News from Murujuga

Pollution damage to the ‘oldest outdoor art gallery on Earth’ is among the concerns as Woodside seeks to extend the life of a huge liquified natural gas project

Prominent Australians have urged Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to save sacred sites they say are at risk from a new gas export hub in Western Australia.

The former WA premier says past governments made mistakes approving heavy industry near ancient Aboriginal rock carvings in the Pilbara.

Australia has formally nominated the Murujuga Indigenous cultural landscape for a UNESCO World Heritage listing, which could help protect more than a million ancient rock carvings, the government said on Friday.

Indigenous groups say decision to nominate Murujuga cultural area is ‘deeply hypocritical’ because of government support for industrial projects in the area

Traditional custodians have renewed calls to pause development on the Burrup Peninsula while a formal world heritage listing nomination is progressed.

The activists spray-painted over the protective coating on Frederick McCubbin's Down On His Luck in a protest against the "ongoing desecration of Murujuga rock art".

Ex-chair of Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation says hydrogen plant, gas facility and proposed urea plant are all threats to cultural sites

Western Australia's environmental regulator recommends approval to extend the life of the North West Shelf gas project by almost 50 years, subject to strict conditions, including that it achieves net zero emissions by 2050, to help preserve Indigenous rock art in the area.