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Tom Robinson

Federal assessment of millennia-old rock art begins on Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula

The balance between major industry and ancient cultural heritage in a small corner of Western Australia's north is once again under the microscope.

In September, federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek appointed an independent reporter to look into claims that significant Aboriginal sites are under threat due to continued industrialisation on the Burrup Peninsula, near Karratha in the Pilbara region.

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