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Protests contrast with $21b mining bonanza

Protests over Rio Tinto’s destruction of two ancient rock shelters cherished by traditional owners have taken a twist with calls for both federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt and his WA counterpart Ben Wyatt to resign.

Protesters at a rally outside the Rio Tinto office in Perth against the destruction two ancient deep-time rock shelters. Richard Wainwright

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Brad Thompson was a reporter at The Australian Financial Review

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