Senator Dr Sam McMahon, Senator for the Northern Territory
As the Top End heads in to the wet season, Kakadu National Park is gearing up for the rejuvenation of the park.
As soon as the rains allow, work will commence on raising the Jim Jim Creek Crossing by 0.75 metres to enable safe access to Twin Falls.
The build, estimated to take four to six weeks has received formal consent by the relevant Traditional Owners as nominated by the Northern Land Council, along with formal approval from the Kakadu Board of Management, and certification received from the NT Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority.
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A collaboration among Northern Territory artists has likened the history of violent massacres in the Gulf of Carpentaria to modern-day damage wrought by lead mining, using paintings, text and photographic portraits of children and elders holding an oversized bullet.
Lead in my grandmotherâs body is an exhibition from Borroloola by senior Garrwa man Jack Green, senior Garrwa-Yanyuwa woman Nancy McDinny, Garrwa-Gangalidda man Stewart Hoosan, Darwin-based artist Therese Ritchie and environmental anthropologist Seán Kerins of the Australian National University.
Their paintings are of historical events as passed down by grandparents and elders, as well as depicting daily life in Borroloola, next door to the McArthur River lead and zinc mine.
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The Northern Land Council (NLC) has lodged a compensation claim against the NT government on behalf of the Gudanji, Yanyuwa and Yanyuwa-Marra peoples, who are Native Title holders of the McArthur River Pastoral Lease.
The compensation claim filed in the Federal Court seeks unspecified damages relating to the McArthur River zinc mine and the nearby Bing Bong Port near Borroloola, in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The McArthur River Project, which enabled the establishment of the mine and Bing Bong Port, was initiated in 1992, following an agreement between the NT Government and Mount Isa Mines.
In a statement the NLC CEO Marion Scrymgour said that members of the local Aboriginal community have long fought the development of the McArthur River Project, and, despite success in the courts, have been frustrated by the Northern Territory and Federal Governments.
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.