Fresh concerns over Aboriginal Heritage Act changes as WA landcare groups call off events abc.net.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc.net.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two major tree-planting events have been cancelled following a demand by an Aboriginal corporation for a payment of $2.5 million in exchange for their approval.
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A Western Australian Aboriginal corporation has parted ways with its CEO after he allegedly threatened to withhold approval for two tree planting events under WA’s controversial new Aboriginal cultural heritage laws.
Land care volunteers were meant to roll up their sleeves to plant 5500 seedlings along Perth s Canning River on the weekend. But the events in Canning and Gosnells never went ahead