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Rock art on Quinkan Country, Cape York. Cleo Fraser/AAP

Cape York deserves World Heritage status – and Queensland may need it to become a global leader in tourism

The Queensland government has halted a World Heritage nomination bid put forth by Labor last year. It’s next steps could greatly impact the cape’s future.
View of the area in which the new fertiliser factory will be constructed and from which the three rock art panels were removed. In the background is the gas plant that will power the fertiliser factory. Benjamin Smith

Murujuga’s rock art is at risk – where is the outrage?

Archaeologists speak out against the removal of three rock art panels to pave the way for the construction of a new fertiliser factory in Western Australia.

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