Newsletter date: 23 August 2013
Contents:
* The Wilderness Society: James Price Point gas plant dead and buried
* The Wilderness Society: Victory for Australia's nature: WA Supreme Court rules James Price Point approval 'illegal'
* hi spirits: from The Wilderness Society: Court rules James Price Point approval unlawful.
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Goolarabooloo victory protects future generations
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: WA Government trash environmental protections in search of industrialisation
* Greens WA MLC Robin Chapple: Greens WA Applaud Supreme Court Ruling but Kimberley Risks Remain
* ABC News: WA Premier Colin Barnett makes mea culpa over James Price Point
* News about WA Supreme Court James Price Point ruling
* ABC PM: Environmentalists say James Price Point decision could have ramifications for other projects
* Oliver Milman, The Guardian: Environmentalists gear up for legal fights after gas hub declared illegal
* "A conservation group has vowed to fight in the courts any attempts to industrialise Western Australia's Kimberley region"
* The Wilderness Society: Lessons for Tony Abbott and business community from today’s James Price Point court ruling
* ABC News: Woodside announces plans to process gas offshore
* ABC News: Woodside to use floating LNG technology to process Browse Basin gas
* Background to the Walmadan Tent Embassy, James Price Point, north of Broome, Kimberley Region, WA
* Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign - James Price Point, north of Broome, WA
* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Greens support calls to reject Arnhem Land oil and gas exploration
* Background to the Protect Arnhem Land campaign, Northern Territory (NT)
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Submerged Aboriginal sites off the Dampier Archipelago
* Greens WA MLC Robin Chapple: The Greens call on Premier to stop Burrup Stupidity
* THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY: JAMES PRICE POINT GAS PLANT DEAD AND BURIED
- Media Release
The Wilderness Society: James Price Point gas plant dead and buried
http://www.wilderness.org.au/james-price-point-gas-plant-dead-and-buried
"* WA Supreme Court rules James Price Point gas plant approval illegal.
* Premier must give up unhealthy obsession and compulsory acquisition.
* Victory for people of Broome and Traditional Custodians
* States can’t be trusted to look after Australia’s environmental assets.
The James Price Point gas plant is now dead and buried after the Western Australian Supreme Court found the WA Environment Minister and the WA Environment Protection Authority had acted illegally in the assessment and approval, the Wilderness Society said today.
"The James Price Point gas pipe dream is now dead and buried," said Wilderness Society WA Campaign Manager Peter Robertson.
"Premier Colin Barnett must face facts, drop this unhealthy obsession and quit the compulsory acquisition process."
The Wilderness Society took the action with Goolarabooloo Traditional Owner Richard Hunter. ... "
* THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY: VICTORY FOR AUSTRALIA'S NATURE: WA SUPREME COURT RULES JAMES PRICE POINT APPROVAL 'ILLEGAL'
- Analysis / Opinion
The Wilderness Society: Victory for Australia’s nature: WA Supreme Court rules James Price Point approval 'illegal'
http://www.wilderness.org.au/articles/victory-australia%E2%80%99s-nature...
19 Aug 13: "The proposed James Price Point gas plant is now dead and buried after a decision handed down by the Western Australian Supreme Court today. In a ruling that has vindicated the many opponents of the environmentally and culturally destructive development, the court has found that the Western Australian Environment Minister and the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority had acted illegally in the assessment and approval process. "The James Price Point gas pipe dream is now dead and buried," said Wilderness Society Western Australia Campaign Manager Peter Robertson."
* HI SPIRITS: FROM THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY: COURT RULES JAMES PRICE POINT APPROVAL UNLAWFUL.
- Analysis / Opinion
hi spirits: from The Wilderness Society: Court rules James Price Point approval unlawful.
http://hispirits.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/from-wilderness-society-court-r...
20 Aug 13: "I have some exciting news to share with you. In December last year, the Wilderness Society with Walmadan (James Price Point) Traditional Owner, Richard Hunter, took the Western Australian Environmental Protection Agency to the Supreme Court over their approval process of the proposed gas plant at James Price Point. Today, we received confirmation that our case was successful! The development at James Price Point is now dead and buried. Firstly, I need to let you know that we could not have achieved this without your support." For Wilderness, Lyndon Schneiders, National Campaign Director
* GERRY GEORGATOS, THE STRINGER: GOOLARABOOLOO VICTORY PROTECTS FUTURE GENERATIONS
- Analysis / Opinion
The Stringer: Goolarabooloo victory protects future generations
http://thestringer.com.au/goolarabooloo-victory-protects-future-generati...
19 Aug 13: "This morning, the Goolarabooloo celebrated a victory in the Supreme Court that they say will protect Country for future generations. The Goolarabooloo celebrated the Western Australian Court ruling against the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for approvals it had granted to the dumped Woodside-led joint venture on the liquified natural gas hub. Goolarabooloo Senior Law Boss, Richard Hunter had initiated legal action to overturn the granting of the approvals prior to the venture being dumped by the Woodside-led group, but Mr Hunter continued the legal action so as to ensure that Goolarabooloo Country remained "sacred for future generations."" By Gerry Georgatos, a life-long human rights and social justice campaigner, a multi-award winning investigative journalist
* GREENS SENATOR RACHEL SIEWERT: WA GOVERNMENT TRASH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS IN SEARCH OF INDUSTRIALISATION
- Media Release
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: WA Government trash environmental protections in search of industrialisation
http://rachel-siewert.greensmps.org.au/content/media-releases/wa-governm...
19 Aug 13: "The Australian Greens today called for WA Premier Colin Barnett to finally abandon attempts to industrialise James Price Point in the Kimberley after the Supreme Court's decision to uphold an appeal against the environmental approvals of the now-abandoned LNG processing hub.
"This decision shows that the WA Government has trashed our environmental decision making process to drive their industrial agenda," Senator Rachel Siewert said today.
"Clearly there were deep flaws in the EPA and WA Government's processes when it came to assessing James Price Point for development. ...
"I congratulate Mr Hunter and the Wilderness Society for pursuing this legal action, clearly the environmental assessment process was flawed as many pointed out at the time," concluded Senator Siewert."
* GREENS WA MLC ROBIN CHAPPLE: GREENS WA APPLAUD SUPREME COURT RULING BUT KIMBERLEY RISKS REMAIN
- Media Release
Greens WA MLC Robin Chapple: Greens WA Applaud Supreme Court Ruling but Kimberley Risks Remain
http://www.robinchapple.com/greens-wa-applaud-supreme-court-ruling-kimbe...
19 Aug 13: "Greens WA Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region, Robin Chapple MLC, today welcomed the decision by the Chief Justice to uphold the Wilderness Society case against the validity of the approvals process around the James Price Point (JPP) gas hub development.
“This very good decision removes the last vestige of cover from the shameful maneuverings and posturing of the Barnett/Grylls Liberal/National government in its attempts to railroad its preferred position through the environmental oversight process.
"There has been a litany of mistakes made by the government through this whole sorry affair.
"From the botched compulsory acquisition, to the use of the Development Assessment Panel (DAP) to override local wishes, to the Premier’s pressuring then-environment Minister Marmion into allowing the flawed Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) decision to stand - it has been a disaster from start to finish.
"And unfortunately this is not the finish - because the Premier continues to stick to his dogged personal campaign to open up the Kimberley to all sorts of inappropriate development. ... ""
* ABC NEWS: WA PREMIER COLIN BARNETT MAKES MEA CULPA OVER JAMES PRICE POINT
- Audio
ABC News: WA Premier Colin Barnett makes mea culpa over James Price Point
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-21/wa-premier-colin-barnett-makes-mea...
21 Aug 13: "Western Australian premier, Colin Barnett, says he has failed because he couldn't get a gas processing hub built at James Price Point in northern Western Australia. Earlier this year, Woodside Petroleum and its partners abandoned plans to construct a $40 billion gas precinct in the area amid cost blowouts, controversy and protests. Mr Barnett's comments come just days after the state's Supreme Court ruled that environmental approvals granted to build a gas hub at James Price Point were invalid. Indigenous leaders say they are angered by the admission and heads should roll. Sue Lannin "
* NEWS ABOUT WA SUPREME COURT JAMES PRICE POINT RULING
- News
Sourceable: Huge Gas Project Approval 'Unlawful'
http://sourceable.net/huge-gas-project-approval-unlawful/
20 Aug 13: "The environmental approval for a now-cancelled multi-billion gas construction project in the north-west of Australia has been declared unlawful. Western Australia Chief Justice Wayne Martin yesterday handed down a verdict in which he said approvals granted for the Browse LNG project previously proposed at James Price Point north of Broome were not valid. In his judgement, Martin agreed with arguments put forward by the Wilderness Society and aboriginal elder Richard Hunter that conflicts of interest within the Environmental Protection Authority assessment process ... " Ahn Jae Wook
"Ahn Jae Wook has developed a strong passion for the construction industry, specifically the impact it has a local economy."
Australian Mining: Woodside LNG project approval deemed unlawful
http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/woodside-lng-project-approval-dee...
20 Aug 13: "A West Australian court has declared the state government’s environmental approval of a multi-billion dollar gas hub in the Kimberley as unlawful. Chief Justice Wayne Martin handed his decision on oil and gas giant Woodside’s James Price Point yesterday, The Australian reported. This is one more blow for the troubled onshore gas hub after Woodside said earlier this year it would contemplate processing Browse Basin gas on an offshore vessel." Malavika Santhebennur
ABC News: Greens use 'unlawful' gas hub approval to oppose handing more environmental power to states
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-20/greens-oppose-handing-more-environ...
20 Aug 13: "The Greens are using the court ruling that the approval process for the controversial Kimberley gas hub was unlawful, to argue against handing more environmental power to the states and territories. ... The Coalition's policy would give states and territories more power to make grant environmental approvals without federal involvement. The Greens leader Christine Milne says the gas hub ruling shows that should not happen."
ABC News: Premier Colin Barnett admits to a disappointing second term as difficulties mount
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-21/barnett-admits-to-a-disappointing-...
21 Aug 13: "The Premier Colin Barnett has conceded his second term in government has been difficult, citing the failed Browse gas project as a major disappointment. Mr Barnett says unpopular budget cuts and the bungled Muja power station project have also contributed to a tough few months for the government. Yesterday, the Premier admitted he had failed the people of the state after Woodside confirmed it will process gas offshore using floating LNG technology. It had originally planned to use the proposed gas hub site at James Price Point, north of Broome." By Lucy Martin and Natalie Jones
BigPond News: Legal blow for Kimberley gas hub
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2013/08/19/Legal_blow_for_Kim...
19 Aug 13: "Defiant West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has attempted to shrug off the embarrassing legal defeat which places even more doubt around the proposed multi-billion dollar gas hub in the Kimberley. Mr Barnett's dream of a massive onshore gas hub at James Price Point was dealt yet another blow on Monday, when WA's Chief Justice Wayne Martin ruled the environmental approval for the project was unlawful. ... "
The West Australian: Browse gas project approval 'invalid'
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/18560706/browse-gas-projec...
19 Aug 13: "Wilderness Society director Peter Robertson said today's events had justified the green group's concerns over the James Price Point process and discredited the Government's claims its environmental approvals for the project were sound. Mr Robertson said the EPA should never have proceeded to deliberate on its report for the project while conflicted board members were present and Mr Marmion should never have accepted its recommendations given such issues." Daniel Mercer, Daniel Emerson, The West Australian
WA today: Browse gas project appeal successful
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/browse-gas-project-appeal-successful-2...
19 Aug 13: "The Wilderness Society and a Goolarabooloo elder sought to overturn the approval after it emerged the entire EPA board, except the chairman, had to remove themselves from deliberations because of conflict of interest. ... Mr Hunter said the ruling was also a vindication for the land's traditional owners. "Our people are strong - we won't be bullied into a corner by the government," Mr Hunter said." Tim Clarke
The West Australian: Barnett braces for gas hub appeal decision
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/18553449/barnett-braces-for-gas-...
19 Aug 13: "The Barnett Government is bracing for a setback in its quest to develop a gas hub in the Kimberley ahead of a decision today on whether its environmental approvals for the contentious project were lawful. More than a year after former environment minister Bill Marmion endorsed the proposed gas hub at James Price Point, Supreme Court Chief Justice Wayne Martin will this morning hand down his judgment on an appeal against the approval. It is understood the Government gives itself only a 30 per cent chance of winning the case." Daniel Mercer, The West Australian
The Australian: New blow to Western Australia's plans for onshore gas hub in the Kimberley
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/new-blow-to-weste...
20 Aug 13: "WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett's push to keep the Browse gas project onshore has suffered another blow, with lead proponent Woodside recommending a floating offshore project to its joint venture partners. The Perth-based oil and gas giant earlier this year indefinitely shelved plans to build a multi-user gas processing hub at James Price Point, north of Broome - despite having already cleared state environmental approval hurdles - saying it would consider other development scenarios including floating LNG." AAP
The Australian: West Australian gas project approval ruled unlawful
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/west-australian-g...
19 Aug 13: "THE West Australian government has been dealt an embarrassing blow, with a court ruling unlawful its environmental approval for a planned multi-billion dollar gas hub in the Kimberley. ... The Wilderness Society, and Goolarabooloo elder Richard Hunter, had argued conflicts of interest in the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) assessment process resulted in just one EPA board member - chairman Paul Vogel - making the final decision." AAP
* ABC PM: ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY JAMES PRICE POINT DECISION COULD HAVE RAMIFICATIONS FOR OTHER PROJECTS
- Audio
ABC PM: Environmentalists say James Price Point decision could have ramifications for other projects
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2013/s3828936.htm
19 Aug 13: "In an extraordinary decision, the West Australian Supreme Court has ruled unlawful and invalid a number of the state's decisions to grant approval to the massive James Price Point gas hub. The Chief Justice Wayne Martin issued damning rulings on three of the Environmental Protection Authority's approvals. The reason: major financial conflicts of interest. The Chief Justice said the majority of the board members had a financial interest in the matter but were still allowed to be involved in the approval process. ... Caitlyn Gribbin reports."
* OLIVER MILMAN, THE GUARDIAN: ENVIRONMENTALISTS GEAR UP FOR LEGAL FIGHTS AFTER GAS HUB DECLARED ILLEGAL
- Analysis / Opinion
The Guardian: Environmentalists gear up for legal fights after gas hub declared illegal
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/19/environmentalists-legal-fig...
19 Aug 13: "Environmental groups are gearing up for a succession of legal battles over developments after the Western Australian supreme court ruled the environmental approval of a $40bn gas hub was illegal. ... The Wilderness Society, which brought the case with Goolarabooloo elder Richard Hunter, said that the gas hub, which triggered widespread community protests across the Kimberley, could be the first of many contentious development plans if environmental approvals are handed over to the states." Oliver Milman, a reporter at Guardian Australia, focused on environmental issues. He is based in Melbourne.
* " A CONSERVATION GROUP HAS VOWED TO FIGHT IN THE COURTS ANY ATTEMPTS TO INDUSTIALISE WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S KIMBERLEY REGION"
- News
Brisbane Times: WA News: Fight looms for Browse supply base plan
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/wa-news/fight-looms-for-browse-supply-ba...
20 Aug 13: "A conservation group has vowed to fight in the courts any attempts to industrialise Western Australia's Kimberley region, including the premier's plans to establish a gas sector supply base at James Price Point. Woodside announced on Tuesday it would seek approval from its Browse project joint venture partners for a floating development, a day after the state environmental approval for the now-abandoned onshore proposal was deemed invalid."
* THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY: LESSONS FOR TONY ABBOTT AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY FROM TODAY'S JAMES PRICE POINT COURT RULING
- Media Release
The Wilderness Society: Lessons for Tony Abbott and business community from today’s James Price Point court ruling: environmental approvals will become legal nightmares if left to the states
http://www.wilderness.org.au/lessons-tony-abbott-and-business-community-...
"* WA Supreme Court rules James Price Point gas plant approval illegal.
* States can’t be trusted to look after Australia’s environmental assets.
* Business and investment confidence will be smashed if approval powers handed to states.
Environmental approvals will be overturned by the courts or spend years mired in legal action if Tony Abbott continues on his ill-advised course to hand environmental approval powers to the conflicted and under-resourced states.
"The states can’t be trusted to look after environmental matters of national significance," said Wilderness Society National Director Lyndon Schneiders.
"The states simply have no interest in operating transparent and rigorous environmental impact assessment processes. Today the Western Australian Supreme Court ruled that the WA Government had acted illegally in approving the proposed gas plant at James Price Point in the Kimberley. ... ""
* ABC NEWS: WOODSIDE ANNOUNCES PLANS TO PROCESS GAS OFFSHORE
- Audio
ABC News: Woodside announces plans to process gas offshore
Source: The World Today
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-20/woodside-announces-plans-to-proces...
20 Aug 13: "Australia's largest oil and gas company, Woodside Petroleum, has announced it will proceed with plans to use floating technology to process gas from Western Australia's Browse Basin. This is despite the state's Chief Justice ruling yesterday that the approval for Woodside's proposed onshore gas hub at James Price Point was unlawful and invalid. Earlier this year, Woodside abandoned plans to develop that project near Broome, saying it wouldn't be commercially viable. But today, the company says floating technology will be profitable. Caitlyn Gribbin "
* ABC NEWS: WOODSIDE TO USE FLOATING LNG TECHNOLOGY TO PROCESS BROWSE BASIN GAS
- News
ABC News: Woodside to use floating LNG technology to process Browse Basin gas
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-20/woodside-to-use-flng-to-process-br...
20 Aug 13: "Woodside has announced it will proceed with plans to use floating LNG technology to process gas from the Kimberley's Browse Basin. The oil and gas giant has told the Australian Stock Exchange it plans to use Shell's floating LNG technology. In April, Woodside abandoned plans to process gas onshore at a proposed gas hub at James Price Point north of Broome, saying it would not be commercially viable. Today's FLNG decision requires approval from Woodside's Browse joint venture partners - Shell, BP, MMI and PetroChina."
- Related News
The Australian: Gas hub nailed
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/letters/gas-hub-nailed/story-fn5...
22 Aug 13: "WOODSIDE Petroleum has now committed to using ship-borne ("floating LNG") technology for its Browse Basin project ("Woodside offshore gas push blow to Barnett", 21/8), and thereby put the final nail in the coffin of Colin Barnett's beloved James Price Point gas hub project. This project was always vigorously opposed by those who care about places of special national importance, on land and in the sea. The choice by Woodside, together with the fact that the state's environmental approval process for a gas hub project has been ruled unlawful, ... "
The Australian: Queries on Woodside's swift Browse decision
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/queries-on-woodsides-...
21 Aug 13: "WOODSIDE Petroleum is set to face questions about its lack of medium-term growth options today despite its decision to fast-track development of a floating liquefied natural gas platform at its Browse project off northern Western Australia. Woodside yesterday confirmed it would pursue the development of its huge but remote Browse gasfields via the revolutionary FLNG technology of its joint venture partner Royal Dutch Shell." Paul Garvey
The Australian: Woodside offshore gas push blow to Barnett
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/woodside-offshore-gas-push-blow...
21 Aug 13: "COLIN Barnett's push to create thousands of construction jobs by keeping the huge Browse gas project onshore has suffered another blow after Woodside Petroleum said it wanted to develop the project using radical floating LNG technology. Woodside and its joint venture partners are now expected to formally commit within months to using FLNG for the Browse gas fields." Andrew Burrell
* BACKGROUND TO THE WALMADAN TENT EMBASSY, JAMES PRICE POINT, NORTH OF BROOME, KIMBERLEY REGION, WA
Last updated: 9 August 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/02/walmadan-tent-embassy-james-price-poi...
* BACKGROUND TO THE SAVE THE KIMBERLEY CAMPAIGN - JAMES PRICE POINT, NORTH OF BROOME, WA
Last updated: 9 August 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/11/22/wgar-news-background-to-the-save-the-...
* GREENS SENATOR RACHEL SIEWERT: GREENS SUPPORT CALLS TO REJECT ARNHEM LAND OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
- Media Release
Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Greens support calls to reject Arnhem Land oil and gas exploration
http://rachel-siewert.greensmps.org.au/content/media-releases/greens-sup...
12 Aug 13: "Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Issues
The Australian Greens today expressed their support of the calls by Clan Leaders and community members of Maningrida and Arnhem Land for the NT Government to reject applications for oil and gas exploration off the coast of Arnhem Land.
"Clan Leaders asked me to come and talk to them about their concerns about the impacts of oil and gas exploration and mining in their sea country. They clearly outlined their concerns that mining would harm their country, their identity and that damaging the land damages them," Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens spokesperson on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues said following her visit to Maningrida today.
"Clan leaders have also asked for Marc Bruner , the CEO of mining company Paltar to visit Maningrida to speak to them about this issue. They have asked a number of times and are very concerned that he hasn't come to talk to them on their land about these serious concerns.
"Applications for mining exploration tenements now surround most of Arnhem Land's coast and 90% of the land. ... ""
* BACKGROUND TO THE PROTECT ARNHEM LAND CAMPAIGN, NORTHERN TERRITORY (NT)
- Compilations
WGAR News: Protect Arnhem Land Campaign: Respect and Listen [Northern Territory - NT, Australia] (25 Jul 13)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/07/24/wgar-news-protect-arnhem-land-campaig...
WGAR News: Background to the Protect Arnhem Land Campaign, Northern Territory (NT), Australia (28 Jul 13)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/07/28/wgar-news-background-to-the-protect-a...
WGAR News: Arnhem Land Traditional Owners call for an end to fracking: The Stringer (22 March 13)
http://indymedia.org.au/2013/03/22/wgar-news-arnhem-land-traditional-own...
* GERRY GEORGATOS, THE STRINGER: SUBMERGED ABORIGINAL SITES OFF THE DAMPIER ARCHIPELAGO
- Analysis / Opinion
The Stringer: Submerged Aboriginal sites off the Dampier Archipelago
http://thestringer.com.au/submerged-aboriginal-sites-off-the-dampier-arc...
8 Aug 13: "West Australia’s Dampier coastline is rich with the world’s oldest rock art – petroglyphs – millions of them and tens of thousands of years old. A university researcher, Dr Ingrid Ward, said she believes there are many more of them, and other artefacts, and that they could be submerged just off the coastline. High resolution images taken by oil and gas companies exploring just off the coastline have revealed the possibility of more artefacts from tens of thousands of years, making them among the world’s oldest rock art." By Gerry Georgatos, a life-long human rights and social justice campaigner, a multi-award winning investigative journalist
* GREENS WA MLC ROBIN CHAPPLE: THE GREENS CALL ON PREMIER TO STOP BURRUP STUPIDITY
- Media Release
Greens WA MLC Robin Chapple: The Greens call on Premier to stop Burrup Stupidity
http://www.robinchapple.com/greens-call-premier-stop-burrup-stupidity
19 Aug 13: ""Shocking news has come to light with the information that the Burrup Peninsula is once again under serious threat. Burrup Materials Pty Ltd has taken out a number of leases for mining activities in this area, which is of significant importance to the Roebourne Aboriginal community.
"This area is on the National Heritage List, thanks to the former federal Liberal government, and has been extensively surveyed, revealing thousands of petroglyphs (ancient Indigenous rock carvings).
"The Burrup has the largest concentration of rock art in the world, and is an extraordinary cultural landscape telling the story of ancient Aboriginal occupation over the past 30,000 years. ... ""
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