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Monday, 6 September 2010

WA Premier Colin Barnett has announced he intends to compulsorily acquire land in Dampier Peninsula for a multibillion dollar gas processing plant. This action undertakes to bypass important negotiation processes begin undertaken with local Indigenous groups who have strong cultural ties to the area.

Let Premier Barnett know that acquiring this land without permission from Traditional Owners is an unacceptable violation of Indigenous rights, by signing our petition here.





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