Changes may be afoot to Queensland’s cultural heritage laws after Indigenous leaders and conservationists have called on the government to mandate consultation with traditionals owners before large scale clearing on private-owned land.
This protest comes as the state government is reviewing the findings of a criminal case which ruled in favour of a Cape York grazier being accused of breaching cultural heritage protections on his Kingsvale station.
This was the first time a prosecution had been sought since the laws were introduced in 2003, encouraging an ongoing review of cultural heritage acts.