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Pat Dodson attacks ex-WA Aboriginal affairs minister for joining Rio Tinto board – The Guardian
Dodson criticises ‘poor judgment’ but Ben Wyatt says move will pressure other companies to appoint Aboriginal people
Indigenous investigationsDodson criticises poor judgment but Ben Wyatt says move will pressure other companies to appoint Aboriginal people
The Labor senator Pat Dodson has launched a scathing attack on the former Western Australian Aboriginal affairs minister Ben Wyatt for joining the board of the mining giant Rio Tinto, saying it showed poor judgment and would do nothing to restore Rios reputation after the Juukan Gorge disaster.
Wyatt, a Yamatji man, was the Aboriginal affairs minister and treasurer…
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