theauspolchronicles: Queensland Labor Government has quietly removed native title of 1,385 hectares
theauspolchronicles:Queensland Labor Government has quietly removed native title of 1,385 hectares of Indigenous land for the Adani coalmine, effectively making Indigenous people “trespassers” on their own land - even land used for ceremonial purposes.Wangan and Jagalingou protestors can be forcibly removed by police. A camp has been set up by W&J Council leader Adrian Burragubba who has been fighting to protect the land. Adani has bankrupted him from legal costs of the battle and he has lost court battles over the issue as Adani obtained an Indigenous land use agreement from four traditional land owners.Mr Burragubba has been fighting to stop Adani for eight years and maintains that it is his right to occupy the ancestral lands of his people. He’ll continue fighting against the coal mine.The Adani coal mine will create only 100 ongoing jobs and requires $4.4 billion in subsidies from the government to even be viable, plus will create a massive carbon footprint that threatens the already bleached Great Barrier Reef. The coal mine is being built despite the IPCC report saying we needed to phase out coal and we have 12 years left to avoid a climate change catastrophe. The Adani coal mine has a projected lifespan of 30 years. -- source link
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