Jacinta Price joined Ben to share her perspective after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek axed a $1 billion gold mine.
Aboriginal leaders have erupted with fury after a little-known elder speaking on behalf of the spirits of her “ancestors” helped block a $1 billion gold mine from going ahead in regional NSW.
Jacinta Price spoke out after a woman claiming to be a Wiradjuri elder convinced Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to block a billion-dollar gold mine.
The Environment Minister claims she cancelled the project to protect Indigenous heritage, as requested by the Wiradjuri people during secret talks.
The Wiradjuri are the largest Aboriginal group in central New South Wales, by area and population, and second largest in Australia, with lands stretching west from the Great Dividing Range to Hay and Nyngan, and to Gunnedah to the north and Albury to the south.
Her ruling came after a submission from Wiradjuri elder Aunty Nyree Reynolds, an artist who argued “all water is sacred” and claimed “the ancestors are saying they’ll be happy”.
Imagine if the voice referendum had been successful we would be experiencing these rogue blocks to boost jobs and the economy all over the country.
As a result, Perth-based Regis Resources said it was no longer financially viable to continue the McPhillamys gold project near the tiny farming town of Blayney, wedged between Orange and Bathurst in the state’s west.
The Voice Referendum was a secret plan to take control of decision making.
