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A pervasive romanticism about Aboriginal culture is now widespread and underwrites an acceptance, even a belief, by many in the broader community of the sacredness of all aspects of what is presented as‘traditional’ Aboriginal culture and, specifically, of ‘sacred sites’. What isn't sacred apparently, is the notion that legal claims and filings have some basis in fact ....
The legal obstacles and costly delays inflicted on the Barossa gasfield highlights yet again the exploitation of purported Aboriginal culture by activists in this instance supported by taxpayer dollars to advance anti-development agendas. It is a ploy as simple as it is brazen: tap an Aborigine to serve as plaintiff, assert sacred sites are threatened and then, regardless of expert or community views, count on a sympathetic court to order a halt ....
The legal challenge to Woodside's geological survey off the WA coast hangs on claims of 'whale songlines' and an island of fecund turtles. The first instinct is to laugh that someone would file such a preposterous claim and, less funny, that a court might take it seriously. That's when the giggling stops because here we have yet another warning of the threat to development and national wealth posed by activists, not least those on the bench ....