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Former WA premier Colin Barnett calls for Juukan Gorge royal commission – ABC News
Colin Barnett says he’s “not trying to dodge blame” over the destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site, but says “Canberra politicians” shouldn’t be the ones investigating it.
Former West Australian premier Colin Barnett has called for a royal commission into Rio Tinto’s destruction of ancient rock shelters in the Pilbara.
Key points:
- Mining was permitted in the area of Juukan Gorge on Colin Barnett’s watch
- Mr Barnett says he wants inquiry run according to a judicial process rather than by politicians
- The WA Minister of Aboriginal Affairs says he wants to see the results of the current first
Mr Barnett, whose granted the company co…
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