More querulous talk about " sacred sites" and the assumed or invented religiosity of anything Aboriginal. At a time when Christianity is being called irrelevant and outmoded, we are now constantly beaten around the head with Aboriginal mythology touted as 'religion', and unelected, minority activists are telling us where we can and cannot go in our own country, and what we can and cannot do in it. There is a childish 'you took our land so we'll take yours' attitude, which totally overlooks the fact that that land is being used for the benefit of all Australians; that includes all the welfare and sit-down money going to the activists. Giving credence to childish, made up stories is, well, childish.

But the underlying reason for this totally unreal activity is not really about religion - that's just a cover story - but about power, control and money. This is what people IDENTIFYING as aboriginal are after.

Native title is an impediment to progress. There are huge conflicts of interest.

What I’ve observed in reality is, Land Councils are dominated by the ambitious, and are equally hugely nepotistic, with a definite view of taking what they can, and building the excuse for the taking, while “negotiations” are protracted to achieve maximum outcomes.

There is zil to nil credibility to this.

Then along comes a serious and legitimate reason to halt progress, such as this one.

Little boy cries wolf definitely fits with this abysmal destruction of a highly legitimate cultural site, in the middle of nowhere.

Dan

The management and employees of mining companies along with anybody who supports them are low-life scumbags.

Neither I nor anyone on my level would do them the honour of pissing on them if they were on fire.

No doubt, RIO were wrong to blast so close to the caves BUT:
1. the traditional landowners gave their approval
2. the blasting did little or no damage to the archaeological site within the caves
3.the caves can, at least in part, be reinstated at significant cost to RIO and potentially risking significant damage to the archaeological material within the caves.
The whole issue is a significant beat-up, with RIO being seen as an easy target and the company unwilling to defend itself.

Bernie Masters,

Do you have a background in archaeology, anthropology, etc?

So Bernie Masters comments confirm my experience, exposing a similar example of, in this case, the truth suppressed to extract maximum benefit from a lie, for a select few!

Where is the credibility to this?

There sure needs to be an inquiry, but not for the reasons stated by our author!

Dan