This land needs to be protected not least because it contains some of the oldest artwork in the world.

This land needs to be protected not least because it contains some of the oldest artwork in the world. The Western Australian and the Australian Federal governments have shown themselves to be maliciously and criminally inept. This heritage of humanity needs to be rescued from their negligence.

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Ancient rock carvings on the Burrup Peninsula are among more than 1,000 sites the WA government removed or blocked from its Aboriginal heritage register in the last two-and-a-half years.

In 2012 the government created a narrower definition of sacred sites.

The Supreme Court has thrown out those changes, but the government now wants a single public servant to determine sacred sites.

Background Briefing | http://ab.co/1flCdGR