Indigenous Australians seeking government compensation over damaging zinc mine - World News

2020-12-18 07:05:26 GMT2020-12-18 15:05:26(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
CANBERRA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- A land council representing Aboriginal communities has launched legal action against the Northern Territory (NT) Government in Australia over the effects of a zinc and lead mine.
The Northern Land Council (NLC), which supports traditional owners of the region, on Thursday filed a compensation claim seeking unspecified damages in the Federal Court alleging that the McArthur River zinc and lead mine has caused damage to sacred sites.
Building of the mine began in 1992 after objections from the Gudanji, Yanyuwa and Yanyuwa-Marra Aboriginal peoples were dismissed by the NT and federal governments.

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