âIts sudden cessation of work after receiving our letter indicating we would take court action indicates that their own legal advice concurs with ours,â he said. âThe arrogance of this company proceeding as it has is monumental.â
The company rejected the suggestion it had acted unlawfully, or that its works at the proposed tailings dam site affected old-growth forest. It said it had been limited to trackwork. It had been forced to âpauseâ its operation while it dealt with what it described as âunwarranted legal threatsâ.
âOur current approvals cover this work under state legislation and are necessary for compliance with commonwealth assessments,â it said. âWe will continue to work with the government in relation to the approval requirements for the project.â
Veterans Minister endorses Kerry Stokes War Memorial reappointment
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Veterans’ Affairs Minister Andrew Gee has revealed he sought a briefing on the redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial days after being appointed to federal cabinet, sparked in part by strong community opposition to the half-billion-dollar project.
Mr Gee replaced dumped veterans’ minister Darren Chester after last month’s Nationals leadership spill. His move to switch support to Barnaby Joyce was critical to the ouster of former deputy prime minister Michael McCormack.
The Australian War Memorial’s Anzac Hall is being demolished to make way for a larger exhibition building.
Rosebery Mine: Australian protests over MMG waste storage plan Environmental News
Rosebery, Australia – On June 17, Anthony Houston was arrested after trying to block all industrial traffic on the island of Tasmania, in the southern Australian state of the rainforest.
A local businessman and farmer put up a chair in the middle of an entrance path to protest the clearing of a large part of a 439,000-acre (1,085,000-acre) old forest tree. , Known as Tarkine or Takanya.
Tarkine, remote and sparsely populated, is home to many endangered species and has rugged coastal heaths, grassy forests and diverse landscapes that make up Gondwana-era vegetation, helping to form Australia’s largest tropical rainforest. It also includes a mine owned by the China Minerals and Metals Group, which aims to clean up a 285-hectare (704-hectare) area – roughly the equivalent of about 350 football pitches – for a new mining waste storage facility, also known as a tailings mine.
Rosebery, Australia – On June 17, Anthony Houston was arrested after attempting to block all industrial traffic into an area of rainforest on the island of Tasmania, Australia’s southernmost state.
The local businessman and farmer had set up a chair in the middle of an entrance road to protest against a proposed mining operation that would result in the clearing of a vast section of old-growth trees in the 439,000-hectare (1,085,000-acre) rainforest, known as the Tarkine or the Takanya.
Remote and sparsely populated, the Tarkine is a diverse landscape of rugged coastal heathland, grassy woodlands and Gondwana-era vegetation that is home to many endangered species and helps form the largest single tract of rainforest in Australia. It also hosts a mine owned by China’s Minerals and Metals Group, which wants to clear an area the size of 285 hectares (704 acres) – roughly equivalent to 350 football fields – for a new facility to store mining waste, also known as tailings.