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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

‘Wouldn’t knock down Adelaide cathedral’: outrage as golf course upgrade for Saudi-backed LIV tournament threatens burial site

Mitzi Nam, the chair of the Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation
‘This is quite distressing,’ said Mitzi Nam, the chair of the Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation, the native title owners of the burial site known as Pirltawardli. Photograph: Sia Duff/The Guardian

Indigenous elders and native title holders say they feel “sick” and “distressed” as the South Australian government considers disturbing a significant ceremonial and burial site to upgrade a golf course for the Saudi-backed LIV tournament.

The state government wants to host the tournament at the North Adelaide golf course from 2028 but cannot do so without expanding it. This will involve tearing up parts of the course, despite being told there is “a high probability” of burial sites 1.5 metres underneath the grass.

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