Juukan inquiry offers a way forward
- Written by Deanna Kemp, Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
On May 24 last year, mining giant Rio Tinto legally destroyed ancient and sacred Aboriginal rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in Western Australia to expand an iron ore mine.
Public backlash prompted a parliamentary inquiry. After almost 18 months of submissions and hearings, the joint standing committee released its final report titled A Way Forward t...
