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Burrup's World Heritage nomination 'inconsistent' with heavy industry, Carmen Lawrence says

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

ABC News

World heritage bid to 'protect' Murujuga rock art

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

AAP

World heritage bid tipped for WA rock art site

Ancient rock art in Western Australia's Pilbara region could receive world heritage recognition amid protests over industrial plans.

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Federal assessment of millennia-old rock art begins on Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula

An independent reporter is visiting the region to see what impact industrial emissions are having on the rock art, and whether it can be moved.

ABC News

Controversial WA fertiliser project gets $220m govt loan

The federal government will provide a $220 million loan to chemicals company Perdaman to build the country’s largest urea plant in Western Australia, as it seeks to boost domestic fertiliser supply. Resources minster Madeleine King announced the low-interest loan for the $4.5 billion Perdaman Ure Project from the Northern Australia…

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Fears for Indigenous rock art as construction begins on WA’s Burrup peninsula

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

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Probe into industry effects on WA rock art

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has granted a request for an independent consultant to assess the effects of industry on ancient West Australian rock art.

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Traditional owners' group initially opposed moving sacred rock carvings in Pilbara, documents show

Documents submitted two months prior to a federal government decision reveal that Aboriginal custodians in Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula warned they were "extremely concerned" a state-heritage approval for a fertiliser plant would put sacred sites at risk.

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Indigenous group says Tanya Plibersek ‘hasn’t done her homework’ on Burrup peninsula fertiliser plant

Save Our Songlines accuses environment minister of ‘false conclusions’ about support for development and says it risks ‘another Juukan Gorge’

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek backs contentious fertiliser plant on Burrup peninsula

Federal environment minister says Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation supports development despite concerns over impact on culturally important sites

The Guardian - AU

Federal government accused of ‘railroading’ traditional custodians over Burrup peninsula rock art site

Custodians fighting to stop construction of a WA fertiliser plant say environment department gave just three days to respond to a 180-page document

The Guardian - AU

Fifty-year extension for Australia’s biggest CO2 emitter attracts record number of appeals

Woodside’s gas processing facility in Western Australia’s Pilbara region attracts 759 appeals against it, up from the previous record of 170

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Australia to consider indigenous objections to $3 billion urea plant

Australia's environment minister said on Friday she is considering an indigenous group's request to scrap a planned A$4.5 billion ($3.1 billion) fertiliser plant due to concerns about its potential impact on ancient indigenous rock art.

Reuters

No decision on WA urea plant: Plibersek

Tanya Plibersek has been forced to clarify the Albanese government's position on a controversial West Australian fertiliser plant.

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Perdaman fertiliser plant construction near Karratha paused amid rock art fears

Traditional owners who have been fighting an industrial development near ancient rock art in WA's north say a pause to construction has given them hope.

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Urea plant paused on Indigenous fears

The environment minister is considering a 60-day moratorium of work on a WA fertiliser plant after concerns about the impact on native heritage.

AAP

New ministers urged to halt WA urea plant

Traditional owners in Western Australia have written to the Albanese government seeking to stop the progress of a contentious urea plant.

The Guardian - AU

Tanya Plibersek urged to protect Indigenous rock art up to 50,000 years old by blocking fertiliser plant

Previous environment minister, Sussan Ley, declined to issue emergency protection to halt $4.5bn development on Western Australia’s Burrup peninsula

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Traditional custodians undeterred as application to stop urea plant near Pilbara rock art rejected

An application to halt construction of a multi-billion-dollar urea plant is rejected by the federal government despite its location near the world's largest collection of ancient rock art.

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Indigenous elders in WA say ‘gag clause’ denies them a say in industrial developments on their land

Murujuga traditional custodians call for changes to government agreement from 2003 that restricts opposition to developments

The Guardian - AU

Fertiliser company urged to halt plans to remove Burrup Peninsula Indigenous rock art

Environment minister Sussan Ley asks Perdaman not to go ahead until a review is carried out after traditional owners raise concerns

AAP

Govt backing for major urea plant divisive

Traditional Owners fear spectacular rock art will be damaged if more industry is developed on Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula.

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