Miranda Tapsell says ‘people have to decide what side of history they want to be on’ as she discusses being proud of her Aboriginal heritage and the Black Lives Matter movement By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:00 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 12:23 GMT, 21 November 2020 Miranda Tapsell has revealed … Read more
In the heart of a picturesque Queensland rainforest lays a deceptively calm swimming hole which has taken the lives of at least 19 travellers. Babinda Boulders, or more aptly referred to as Devil’s Pool, is home to an Aboriginal legend which, according to some, is the reason people continue to die there. The watering hole … Read more
Rio Tinto urged to hire Australian chief exec after after destruction of 46,000-year-old Aboriginal cave site By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 14 September 2020 Australian politicians are putting pressure on Rio Tinto to appoint someone from the country as its next chief executive, … Read more
Shamed Rio Tinto boss axed in Aboriginal mining scandal: But he’s likely to scoop millions in pay and bonuses By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 11 September 2020 The shamed boss of Rio Tinto could be paid more than £3,000 a day for another … Read more
Calls for Rio Tinto boss to be sacked following firm’s destruction of two 46,000-year-old Aboriginal cave shelters to make way for iron ore mine By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 9 September 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 9 September 2020 The future of the boss of Rio Tinto was hanging in … Read more
Rio Tinto cutting bonuses of three senior executives by almost £4m following destruction of Aboriginal site – but they will still keep their jobs By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 24 August 2020 The world’s biggest iron ore miner is cutting the bonuses of … Read more
Aboriginal stone tools dating back 8,500 years discovered off the coast of Western Australia mark out the sites of two ancient settlements submerged underwater since the last ice age Divers found two underwater Aboriginal sites off the coast of Western Australia Were once above sea level but later submerged after the end of the last … Read more
‘Rioting and looting isn’t helping anyone’: Former Married At First Sight star Dean Wells weighs in on the US riots and asks fans to remember that ‘Aboriginal lives matter’ back home By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:03 BST, 1 June 2020 | Updated: 15:07 BST, 1 June 2020 Dean Wells has made … Read more
Mining giant Rio Tinto has apologised to traditional land owners after demolishing Aboriginal shelters of cultural significance dating back 46,000 years. The caves in Western Australia’s Pilbara region were legally destroyed by explosives last Sunday. Explosives were detonated in a part of the Juukan Gorge, demolishing two ancient rock shelters and prompting outcry and renewed national debate … Read more