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McARTHUR RIVER MINE Reporter Keira Jenkins travelled to Borroloola and the land nearly 100km south of Darwin on which mining giant Glencore’s McArthur River mine continues to make controversy, with traditional owners facing the poisoning of their water and wildlife. “It is like a garden to Aboriginal people,” said Garawa elder Jack Green, who is now too scared of lead poisoning to fish in the river. Locals say the lead and zinc mine has had an enormous impact and warn that even after it closes the environmental impact will need to be monitored for 1000 years. Elder Josie Davey says: “I’m really worried about the mine, what they’ve done is not right. It’s my great-grandfather’s country and it hurts so much that I can’t even take my kids back there no more.” ....
First Nations business plans to shake up music industry across the Pacific sbs.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sbs.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pacific Islander and First Nations artists are taking over Live at the Bowl next month Words by Arielle Richards Including Yothu Yindi, Ngaiire, Bart Willoughby, Emma Donovan and more. In direct response to the worldwide Black Lives Matter movement – and ongoing discourse around Indigenous sovereignty in this country – comes two special multi-act events from First Nations and Pacific Islander musicians, artists and activists. BLAKTIVISM and PACIFIX will take over the Bowl on April 3 and 10, respectively, celebrating Indigenous and Pacific voices, culture, music and talent. Presented by Gaba Musik, a First Nations owned and operated company, the two events will platform some of this country’s most prolific performers including Yothu Yindi, Bart Willoughby, Tasman Keith, Ngaiire, No Money Enterprise and STNDRD. ....