Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I will not call for a division on this, but I do want to acknowledge that 19 May 2013, which is this forthcoming Sunday, marks 15 years since Mirarr senior traditional owner Yvonne Margarula was arrested for trespass on her own land at Jabiluka. This was one of the largest blockades in Australian history. It was a huge campaign, led by senior Aboriginal traditional owners and, in particular, Ms Margarula. I want to acknowledge how extraordinarily offensive it must have been for a senior Aboriginal woman to be arrested on her own land for something as obnoxious as trespassing. It is the mining company that is trespassing on that land. The environment minister was happy to stand up with Mr Lee when we put the Koongarra mineral lease back into Kakadu. Jabiluka needs to go back into that park as well. We got Koongarra right; we got Ranger very wrong. This is a chance to get Jabiluka right as well.

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