September 8th, 2012
Gas giant Woodside silences advice on songlines
The Australian
Graham Lloyd
WOODSIDE wrote to the West Australian government at least twice last year asking it to withdraw written advice about the possible existence of significant Aboriginal sites in areas disturbed by its proposed $40 billion James Price Point gas hub.
Any damage to the sites integral to an important Aboriginal men’s song cycle could leave the resources giant and its directors liable for criminal prosecution under the state’s Aboriginal Heritage Act.