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Queensland Indigenous group appeals to UN over mining traditional land

2014-12-04 03:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The Mithaka people of south-west Queensland have appealed to the United Nations to investigate the state government for opening up their traditional land to mining. They accuse the Newman government of violating international law by failing to consult them over the removal of wild rivers protection laws in favour of shale oil exploration. A submission to the UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples on Thursday also says the dangers posed by chemical fracking threaten the...

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