Perth-based Perdaman plans to build a fertiliser plant on the Burrup Peninsula in an area that is covered by up to two million ancient Indigenous rock engravings and nominated for World Heritage listing.
Defence Industry Minister Paul Papalia said there was a minimal army presence in WA and the nation’s lucrative mining assets needed to be better protected.
More than 750 appeals have been lodged against a continuation of the North West Shelf project in the Pilbara.
The investigation continues,with extended family preparing on Thursday to oversee removal of the bodies from the scene as forensic examination concluded.
Perdaman has agreed not to start work on its plant on the Burrup Peninsula in WA which will disturb three pieces of ancient rock art at the World Heritage-listed site.
The scene of the deadly tragedy is just metres from the regional town’s centre and two kilometres from world’s largest iron ore port.
A group of Traditional Owners for the World Heritage-nominated Burrup Peninsula want recently approved site preparations for the Pilbara project blocked.
Despite access to satellite technology for decades,we are only now getting an idea of the true extent of the North West’s mangrove system.
Dramatic video leaked to the media last year showed an oil platform suddenly separating as workers scrambled for their lives.
The creation of the engravings on Murujuga – known today as the Burrup Peninsula – was art,but their survival is a question of commerce and science.
One of the energy supermajors taking control is a game-changer for what promises to be one of the world’s largest renewable and green hydrogen energy hubs.