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Dave Harmon, PW editor
- Jun 1
- 1 min read

Analysis: Legal dynamiting of Aboriginal rock shelters shows lack of respect for Australian heritage

What historical artefacts do we value in this country? Or is everything just rubble to be bulldozed and forgotten, blown up and shipped overseas as dust?

Two examples from this month.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-31/wa-heritage-destroyed-by-rio-tinto-example-of-national-trend/12305298

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