Albanese Responds to DiCaprio’s Criticism of Australian Mining Project

South32 rejects DiCaprio’s claims, stating the project won’t disturb old-growth forest and will include strict environmental safeguards.

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at Home restaurant during his first visit in Edinburgh, Scotland on Nov. 17, 2016. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has responded to Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio after he criticised a mining expansion in Western Australia.

DiCaprio, known for his environmental activism through social media and his organisation, Re:wild, took to Instagram to condemn the Australian government’s approval of South32’s Worsley Alumina bauxite mine in the Peel region.