The Wire

In the Lake Cowal region of New South Wales, a culturally and environmentally significant wetland is facing devastation, when gold mining operations begin next week. Environmentalists, traditional owners and politicians have joined together in Sydney today to call for government intervention. We spoke with Friends of the Earth’s Natalie Lowrey, New South Wales Greens MP Lee Rhiannon and Wiradjuri Traditional Owner Stephen Coe – who says Barrick Gold is using a self-appointed council of elders to by-pass cultural hertiage obligations, and he believes they should be investigated for corruption.