Reconciliation Australia ends partnership with Rio Tinto over destroyed heritage site

Reconciliation Australia has revoked its endorsement of mining company Rio Tinto as a reconciliation action partner over the destruction of a 46,000 year old Aboriginal heritage site in the Pilbara, branding it a “breathtaking breach of a respectful relationship”.

The not-for-profit announced its decision on Tuesday, while hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Perth offices of Rio Tinto and as other mining companies in Western Australia defended their management of Aboriginal heritage sites.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jun/09/reconciliation-australia-ends-partnership-with-rio-tinto-over-destroyed-heritage-site

Protesters at a rally outside the Rio Tinto office in Perth on Tuesday.

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