Mining companies told to ‘wake up’ or risk relationship with shareholders in wake of Juukan Gorge inquiry

Labor senator Pat Dodson says mining companies who continue to destroy Aboriginal heritage are committing incremental genocide'

Mining companies in the Pilbara need to wake up" to the recommendations of the parliamentary inquiry into Rio Tinto's destruction of Juukan Gorge or they will be in serious trouble" from their shareholders and the public, who will not tolerate another disaster of its kind, the Labor senator Pat Dodson said.

Speaking on the release of the interim report on Wednesday, Dodson repeated his comments that mining companies who continue to destroy Aboriginal heritage in the Pilbara were committing a form of incremental genocide".