Juukan Gorge cave destruction (2020)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:event
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Puutu_Kunti_Kurrama_and_Pinikura_peoples
gptkbp:ageOfSite 46,000 years old
gptkbp:consequence review of heritage laws in Western Australia
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date 24 May 2020
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Rio_Tinto
gptkb:Juukan_Gorge_rock_shelters
iron ore mining expansion
gptkbp:heritageStatus site of archaeological significance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Juukan Gorge cave destruction (2020)
gptkbp:legalStatus approved under Section 18 of Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Western_Australia
gptkb:Pilbara_region
gptkb:Juukan_Gorge
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:parliamentary_committee
public outcry
resignation of Rio Tinto executives
gptkbp:significance site of Aboriginal cultural heritage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rio_Tinto
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6