Indigenous groups angered at reburial of 42,000-year-old Lake Mungo remains despite promise

Mungo national park in western NSW where the remains of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady were unearthed and recently reburied against the wishes of some traditional owners. Photograph: Auscape/UIG/Getty Images

The 42,000-year-old remains of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady have been reburied despite an application to stay the burial under federal Aboriginal heritage laws and the New South Wales government promising in writing that the burial would not go ahead.

Guardian Australia understands the ancient remains were reburied this week. Traditional owners who opposed the reburial say they are “shocked and outraged”.