why the WA Aboriginal cultural heritage bill will not prevent another Juukan Gorge-like disaster
- Written by Joe Dortch, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
Western Australia’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2021 is set to become law, replacing the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972. The Bill will be read tonight for the third and final time in Western Australia’s state parliament upper house.
It has been spruiked by the McGowan government as a step forward for the management of heritage in...