Aboriginal cave blast ignites reform push

By Matt Coughlan
Updated June 2 2020 - 8:51am, first published 8:45am
Mining giant Rio Tinto has destroyed a 46,000-year-old cave in the WA Pilbara region.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has destroyed a 46,000-year-old cave in the WA Pilbara region.

A mining giant's shocking destruction of a 46,000-year-old sacred Aboriginal cave has sparked calls for new laws to outlaw wrecking precious indigenous sites.

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