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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Aboriginal protesters on Thursday sharply criticised revisions to Western Australia s heritage laws, saying that, under the proposed changes, their traditional lands remained exposed to the risk of being destroyed by developers. Legislation in the state has until now largely green-lit development projects on heritage sites, but the drafting of amendments to those laws has gathered pace since Rio Tinto last year legally destroyed ancient rock shelters for an iron ore mine there, prompting a public outcry. The state government has begun briefing Indigenous groups, miners and other stakeholders on the proposed revisions, and notes on the latest draft seen by Reuters on Wednesday showed Aboriginal groups would get wider rights of consultation on development projects. But the groups would gain no veto, with a government-led process determining the outcome of development applications where no agreement could be reached through consultation. On Thursday, members of major

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