Indigenous leaders warn more sacred sites risk irreversible damage unless cultural protections are strengthened, following the departure of three Rio Tinto executives following the Juukan Gorge blast.
CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques, iron ore division head Chris Salisbury and Corporate Affairs chief Simone Niven are exiting the embattled company as the fallout over the destruction of historic aboriginal rock shelters continues.
“It's about what I, as a company, need to do to get the legal authority to be able to destroy or displace or just desecrate these sites.”Rio Tinto boss and top executives step down following destruction of Aboriginal Juukan Gorge rock shelters The West Australian government is currently reviewing the Aboriginal Heritage Act following the Juukan Gorge disaster.
Since the law was passed in 1972, there have been more than 3330 applications for consent to potentially damage sites, and at least 914 applications have been approved. “It's essentially referred to as an approval process, that's how its largely characterised and seen in Western Australia.”
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