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Sam Walsh rebuffs request to appear before Rio blast inquiry

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Former Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh will rebuff a request to appear before a powerful parliamentary inquiry into the mining giant’s destruction of ancient rock shelters.

Mr Walsh said he felt strongly that the inquiry, chaired by Liberal senator Warren Entsch, needed to bore down into the events of 2020 and not his time in charge at Rio.

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Brad Thompson writes across business and politics from Western Australia for The Australian Financial Review. Brad is based in our Perth bureau. Connect with Brad on Twitter. Email Brad at brad.thompson@afr.com

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