Mass arrests at protest to stop destruction of Tasmanian heritage site

Anonymous — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:31:35 +0000

Twenty one protestors have been arrested trying to stop the start of construction of a section of a road bridge that will destroy a nationally listed heritage site that contains evidence of Aboriginal occupation of Tasmania going back 42,000 years. The Tasmanian Government claims it is "too expensive" to re-route the bridge demonstrating that in 2011 Aboriginal culture and heritage is still seen as both an impediment to "progress" and disposable.

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Brighton Bridge

Tasmanina Indigenous rights