An external probe is investigating how some of the oldest Australian human remains were buried last week, as the NSW government denies authorising the move.
The NSW government says an external investigation is underway after the remains of the oldest humans ever discovered in Australia were buried in defiance of a legal challenge.Legal action filed in May had seemingly delayed the proposed re-interring of Mungo Man, Mungo Lady and 106 other Indigenous skeletonsThe reburial of the remains has been a contentious issue among Aboriginal groups
A spokesperson from Heritage NSW said the NSW government "did not authorise, conduct or endorse the removal and subsequent reburial of any remains on 24 May" and an external investigation into the removal of the remains and their reburial was now underway. The skeletal remains of Mungo Man, a human dating back over 40,000 years, is believed to be the oldest human remains discovered in Australia.
A new federal environment minister is yet to be announced by the Labor government, but incoming minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney told the ABC last week the Commonwealth was seeking an explanation from the state government.
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