WA to Scrap Heritage Laws ‘Within Days’: Report

A screenshot of a supplied video taken in 2015 shows the Juukan Gorge rock shelters in Western Australia. The 46,000-year-old caves were destroyed by mining giant Rio Tinto in May 2020, distressing the traditional owners, the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) people. AAP Image/Supplied by PKKP and PKKP Aboriginal Corporation

New Aboriginal cultural heritage laws that came into effect in Western Australia (WA) just over a month ago are reportedly about to be scrapped following a backlash from farmers and industry confusion.

The Labor government foreshadowed the about-face at a briefing with big resources companies and Indigenous groups on August 4, The West Australian reported on August 5.