Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

We have a regulatory framework in place that is intended to assure the protection of Indigenous cultural heritage. However, Senator, you are right to point to the examples of particular companies not acting in accordance with that regulatory framework. The most egregious example of that is, of course, Juukan Gorge. I know a parliamentary committee did make very clear representations about the importance of strengthening Commonwealth cultural heritage protections following the destruction of Juukan Gorge. That was agreed. The minister has outlined a consultation process for that. (Time expired)