Rio Tinto bosses sensationally QUIT after mining giant destroyed an Aboriginal sacred site dating back 46,000 years Rio Tinto boss Jean-Sebastien Jacques quits after destruction of Aboriginal site Chris Salisbury and corporate relations manager Simone Niven both quit Resignations are due to destruction of Aboriginal site dating back 46,000 years ‘What happened at Juukan was wrong,’ … Read more
Calls for Rio Tinto boss to be sacked following firm’s destruction of two 46,000-year-old Aboriginal cave shelters to make way for iron ore mine By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 9 September 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 9 September 2020 The future of the boss of Rio Tinto was hanging in … Read more
Rio Tinto cutting bonuses of three senior executives by almost £4m following destruction of Aboriginal site – but they will still keep their jobs By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 24 August 2020 The world’s biggest iron ore miner is cutting the bonuses of … Read more
Aboriginal stone tools dating back 8,500 years discovered off the coast of Western Australia mark out the sites of two ancient settlements submerged underwater since the last ice age Divers found two underwater Aboriginal sites off the coast of Western Australia Were once above sea level but later submerged after the end of the last … Read more
Bachelor star Heather Maltman reveals she is Aboriginal after ‘being silent about her heritage for years’ – as she throws her support behind Black Lives Matter protesters By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:57 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 4 June 2020 Former Bachelor star Heather Maltman revealed her Indigenous … Read more
Mining giant Rio Tinto has apologised to traditional land owners after demolishing Aboriginal shelters of cultural significance dating back 46,000 years. The caves in Western Australia’s Pilbara region were legally destroyed by explosives last Sunday. Explosives were detonated in a part of the Juukan Gorge, demolishing two ancient rock shelters and prompting outcry and renewed national debate … Read more