Dossier
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act
Coverage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act in the Nexus archive.
- Government declines to protect Indigenous sacred site to be bulldozed for Brisbane Olympic stadium
The federal government declined to issue an emergency declaration to halt construction of an Olympic stadium and aquatic centre in Victoria Park, a site claimed as sacred by traditional owners. Environment minister Murray Watt considered applications under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act but decided against an 11th-hour intervention.