Government to legislate new protections after Juukan Gorge destruction | ABC News

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The federal government has taken its first steps towards developing greater protections for Indigenous heritage sites. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3F0yH3y
It follows two parliamentary inquiries into the legal demolition of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters by mining giant Rio Tinto.
But the traditional owners of the area are angry and say they weren't consulted about the announcement.

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