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Traditional owners reignite debate on stalled plans to clean up asbestos waste at Wittenoom

Traditional owners in Western Australia's north are reigniting the debate on who is responsible for cleaning up asbestos-contaminated Wittenoom, and raising concerns about potential mining in the area and a nearby national park.

The first custodians of the red-dirt country in the state's Pilbara region are the Banjima people, but their land is still scarred by mountains of asbestos tailings left by the historical mines near the ghost town.

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