‘Aunty’ Nyree and the Slovenian Hag have explaining to do. Daily Telegraph:

NSW Premier Chris Minns has pointed out an Aboriginal land council that did not oppose a gold mine being built near Orange had previously warned that it was concerned people without any authority on cultural heritage were trying to “hijack” the project.

It comes as Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek is standing firm in her decision to block the mine in Blayney that would create 800 jobs.

This has caused an extraordinary rift in Labor, with Mr Minns saying she is absolutely wrong and that he wants the mine to go ahead.

Her decision comes after it was revealed the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council – which has cultural authority in the area – warned that it was worried other groups were trying to “hijack” the project.

“We question the motives of people and organisations who participate in promoting unsubstantiated claims and seek to hijack Aboriginal cultural heritage in order to push other agendas,” the Land Council said in a submission that found no reason why the mine should not go ahead.

In budget estimates on Wednesday, Mr Minns read out an excerpt from this submission.

But Ms Plibersek has said she took the advice of another group called Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation, which said the area was of cultural significance.

Ms Plibersek said it was “important to identify who the appropriate people are” to listen to decide on the cultural heritage of a project.

“In this specific case, I have listened to the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council, but in the end I have taken the advice of the Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation,” she said.

But Wiradyuri man and former chair of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council Roy Ah-See said he had never heard of artist Nyree Reynolds or the 18 members of the Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation.

“I know a lot of people and I have never heard of any of them,” Mr Ah-See said.

“I think the minister has been hoodwinked.

“This is a concern for industry and corporations as well as Aboriginal Land Councils because we have a system and the minister ignoring it throws the whole thing into doubt.”

Ms Plibersek refused to attend The Daily Telegraph’s Bush Summit in Orange today (Thurs) to face angry locals and explain her decision because she said she has already attended the opening summit in Townsville and has a full day of meetings in Sydney.

Instead she doubled down on her decision on Wednesday.

“The mine can go ahead, what I have said is that the tailings dam cannot be built on the headwaters of the river,” she said.

“The company has said that there is $7 billion worth of gold in the ground, if that’s the case it’s probably worth their while to redesign the project.”

NSW Premier Chris Minns told budget estimates yesterday that Ms Plibersek’s “eleventh hour” decision to block the mine after it had received state planning approval was “absolutely” wrong.

“I’m disappointed by the decision from the commonwealth government,” he said.

“The application was made in 2019. It’s gone through the independent planning and assessment commission, as well as every other government department in NSW.

“And to be knocked over at the eleventh hour is disappointing in terms of mining gold and other critical minerals in NSW, which we desperately need because coal mining is under pressure, particularly when it comes to export markets.”

Mr Minns said the decision to block the tailing facility “may well” mean the death of the project but that he was still “hopeful for an alternative tailing.”

A spokesperson for the neighbouring Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council also said Ms Reynolds “doesn’t represent us” and “has no authority to speak on our behalf.”

“She has never been a member of our Land Council, or applied to be a member.”

The Land Council also confirmed they did not have any discussions with Ms Plibersek before the Environment Minister knocked back the gold mine.

That last paragraph is key. If the Bathurst mob didn’t engage with dialogue with Plibbers, then what the actual phuck is going on?
Rather than have Plibbers attend the Bush Summit, have Nyreeeeeee there and have her explain herself. Might be fun.

But Wiradyuri man and former chair of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council Roy Ah-See said he had never heard of artist Nyree Reynolds or the 18 members of the Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation.

In 2013 Nyree was a “Gamilaroy woman” protesting a goat abattoir.

In 2018 she was a “Progressive woman” commended for her activism in the NSW parliament by Mehreen Faruqi.

In 2024 she’s a “Wiradjuri woman” with the Minister’s ear.

Me thinks Ms. Reynolds’ bona fides deserve some close scrutiny.

Gab CEO refuses to comply with German demand to investigate user over comments about ‘fat’ MP

Some of us smelt it from the beginning but I now think the evidence proves beyond any doubt whatsoever that the Hoggins’ r*pe allegations were weaponised by Labor, the Greens, the MSM, the Turdbulls etc. to bring down the Morrison government.

That may be the case, and it reflects extremely poorly on those involved, but when most voters went into the polling booth on 21May 2022 the alleged/confected injustice done to Higgins wasn’t at the forefront of their minds. This is very much a Canberra bubble/doctors’ wives thing.

Heritage laws have been weaponised against Indigenous progressNyunggai Warren Mundine
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At the 2024 Garma Festival, ­Anthony Albanese stated that he saw economic development as the way forward for Indigenous Australians.
Within weeks, his government placed the uranium-rich Jabiluka mining region into Kakadu National Park, ensuring there will never be mining at Jabiluka, now or in the future, and then vetoed the $1b goldmine near Orange, NSW. The Jabiluka mineral deposit is one of the largest high-grade uranium deposits in the world. The lease, held by Energy Resources Australia, was granted in 1982 following an agreement with the Northern Land Council, representing the traditional Aboriginal owners. The agreement included royalties and other payments to traditional owners and covenants that no Aboriginal sacred sites would be disturbed.
Feasibility work, approvals and preliminary work had taken place but no mining had commenced. There has been a campaign by Mirarr traditional owners against renewing the lease which expired in August. ERA applied for a lease renewal on the basis there would be no uranium mining unless the traditional owners changed their minds. On advice from the Albanese government, the NT government refused the renewal.

First, as an Aboriginal man who has fought for decades for traditional owners to have the right to determine what happens on their land, I respect the Mirarr people’s rights and decisions for their own traditional lands. But I do oppose the Albanese government’s decision to prevent uranium mining there for all time.
The Mirarr leadership today opposes mining. But this decision by the federal government has been made, not just for them, but for all Mirarr people now and in the ­future, even if their children and grandchildren have a different view.
A uranium mine at Jabiluka would put the Mirarr people at the centre of global energy discussions and policy and the push for emission reductions and a clean energy future. The Mirarr people would have had a seat at the table in regional, national and global decisions that impact their lands and the world. They would also have been positioned at the centre of their own economic prosperity and the energy economy. This could have delivered real empowerment and real self-determination for this and future generations of the Mirarr people.
The world is moving rapidly to a nuclear future to combat climate change and the reduction of carbon emissions and needs energy that is both decarbonised and abundant. Demand for uranium is rising as more nuclear power plants are built to meet that ­demand.

The development of safe, clean, heritage protected uranium mining at Jabiluka and uranium exports would provide a strong economic base for the Mirarr people, the Northern Territory and Australia. This would benefit all, providing more funding for the building of schools, hospitals and infrastructure and, most importantly, jobs and business creation in remote northern Australia providing opportunities for the Mirarr people to participate in the real economy on their own lands.