Hundreds of people have rallied outside Rio Tinto's Perth headquarters to protest the mining giant's destruction of a significant indigenous site in Western Australia. Rio Tinto has apologised but refused to say whether reparations are being considered. "They used that against the people and then turned and blamed (it on) misunderstandings between the company and the custodians of that site," Mr Eggington said. "It's so important to understand how Rio Tinto came like a thief in the night and blew away a site ... that surpassed the last ice age." But PKKPAC director Burchell Hayes has rubbished any assertion that Rio Tinto was unaware of concerns.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 09, 2020 08:37 UTC