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Federal Environment Minister puts brakes on controversial go kart track to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage – ABC News
A go kart track proposal at iconic Mount Panorama, which has been compared to the destruction of Juukan Gorge, is set to be blocked.
A contentious proposed go kart track at the so-called home of Australian motorsport is set to be blocked under federal Aboriginal cultural heritage legislation.
Key points:
- The federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has drafted a permanent protection order for the proposed site of a go kart track
- Some local Aboriginal people say the location at the top of Mount Panorama-Wahluu is a sacred women’s site
- Construction was halted at the 11th hour when the Minister signed a temporary protection order under…
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