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Burrup's World Heritage nomination 'inconsistent' with heavy industry, Carmen Lawrence says

Former WA premier Carmen Lawrence says the government needs to remedy past errors on Murujuga. (ABC News: Rebecca Trigger)

Former West Australian premier Carmen Lawrence says a World Heritage nomination for the Burrup Peninsula is "entirely inconsistent" with ongoing industrial development near ancient Aboriginal rock art in the area.

Dr Lawrence also firmly opposed industrialisation on the peninsula in her submission to an ongoing federal assessment investigating claims that significant Aboriginal sites were threatened by development.

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