Senators under pressure to undo bee dreaming ban
Senators from NSW are under pressure to undo Tanya Plibersek’s Blayney goldmine ban after doubt on the authenticity of the bee dreaming story that underpinned intervention.
Paige Taylor
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Hindmarsh Island bridge expert debunks ‘blue-banded bee’ tale
The anthropologist whose research helped to debunk the ‘fabricated’ secret women’s business at the Hindmarsh Island Royal Commission has cast serious doubt on claims of a dreaming story about the blue-banded bee at the proposed Blayney gold mine.
Loan link to charity, bee mural artist
The artist behind the ‘blue-banded bee’ mural at the centre of efforts to shut the Blayney goldmine saw his favourite charity secure a loan from anti-mine activists who went on to cite his work’s independence.
Dreaming or dreamt up? Mystery of the blue-banded bee deepens
A mural indicating the history of Dreaming stories through Wiradyuri country was made in consultation with the group who would later use it in a bid to shut down the Blayney gold mine.
Indigenous voices in political standoff
Indigenous Affairs Minister Malarndirri McCarthy is urging her opposition counterpart, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, to sit down with her one year after the defeat of the voice referendum and restart the reconciliation process.
Plibersek: ‘Bathurst post office mural backs up Blayney mine veto’
The Environment Minister cited a Bathurst Post Office mural to back up a Dreaming story that the Orange Land Council says should not be used to veto Regis Resource’s gold mine at Blayney.
Angry Indigenous leaders slam Payman’s choice of party name
Fatima Payman’s move to lead a breakaway party named Australia’s Voice has angered distinguished Indigenous figures, who are in solemn reflection over the defeat of the voice referendum a year ago.
Land council chief had junior hack emails
An email has all but confirmed suspicions that the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council had accessed the emails of a separate Aboriginal corporation.
Greens coy on fate of senator accused of bullying staff
The Greens were under pressure on Thursday to reconsider whether West Australian senator Dorinda Cox should continue in senior roles while investigations are under way into bullying complaints against her.
Biggest native title deal in turmoil
The land council that struck the agreement is reeling from explosive revelations it secretly accessed the emails of ‘usurping’ Aboriginal organisations created to manage the $1.3bn settlement.
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