Traditional owners say they haven’t seen Aboriginal cultural heritage bill as it goes before WA parliament

State government claims bill will protect sites but First Nations people say there has not been genuine consultation

Protests are planned outside Western Australian parliament today over the introduction of a new bill that Aboriginal people say will continue to allow the destruction of their cultural heritage.

It comes despite WA government assurances that the bill will be a “new way” of protecting heritage in the wake of the Juukan Gorge disaster.

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Source: The Guardian