'We will not have a Juukan Gorge incident': Minerals Council backs streamlined approvals

Harley Dennett
Updated November 24 2020 - 12:58pm, first published 4:30am
Juukan Gorge was the location of Aboriginal rock shelters before it was destroyed by Rio Tinto. Picture: PKKP Aboriginal Corporation
Juukan Gorge was the location of Aboriginal rock shelters before it was destroyed by Rio Tinto. Picture: PKKP Aboriginal Corporation

Environmental groups say habitat clearing and environmental destruction will become more common under proposed new streamlining of environmental approvals following a review of Australia's environment protection and biodiversity legislation by Professor Graeme Samuel.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options
Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

Get the latest Merimbula news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.