Energy transition minerals are essential to tackling climate change. But First Nations people must have a genuine say in where and how this happens.
- Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
Unless mining is done differently, rushing to bring copper mines into production could unleash unacceptable, catastrophic impacts.
For far too long, mining companies have let their social and cultural heritage commitments slide. The inquiry report should be a wake-up call for the industry.
A new global standard on tailings dams aim to prevent mining disasters like the Brazil dam collapse in 2019 – but there’s more to do.
There are many questions about the inquiry into the destruction of an Aboriginal heritage site, including how it will be conducted, what will be publicly disclosed and who will be protected.
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