First Nation owners barred from their lands in Supreme Court decision Brisbane: 24 April 2020 In an uncontested decision in the Queensland Supreme Court, Adani achieved its goal of banning Traditional Owners from parts of their ancestral lands. Adrian Burragubba, his son Coedie McAvoy, and members of the W&J Council are prevented from entering the […]
This is the text of the speech W&J Council spokesperson, Murrawah Johnson, prepared to give to the Siemens AG annual shareholders’ meeting. Siemens made sure she could not deliver it personally – it was only allowed to be read through a translator. Greetings, my name is Murrawah, my law is wirdi law — the kubbah, […]
Right now, Murrawah is in Munich, calling on the CEO of Siemens to respect our right to protect our lands and waters. When our rights are denied, Country suffers. So we have challenged international German tech company Siemens AG to suspend its contract with Adani and meet with our representatives. Without Siemens, Adani doesn’t have a working rail line. So […]
In a letter sent to its CEO Joe Kaeser, the Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) Council has challenged international German tech company Siemens AG to meet with its representatives. It has called on the corporation to prove it conducted due diligence regarding their rights as First Nations people when entering into a contract with Adani Mining in […]
The Wangan Jagalingou Council has been at the forefront of efforts to stop the Adani Carmichael mine. Our ancestral lands and waters stand to be destroyed by this mega-mine. Our laws and culture are under sustained attack. As the First Nations people of Wangan and Jagalingou country, we are not just on the frontline… we are […]
An ABC report this morning shows that Adani made legal moves to expose two W&J land owners to possible jail time if they return to a ceremonial camp on the company’s Carmichael mine site. The report says Adani Mining engaged a private investigator and equipped security guards with body cameras as part of obtaining a […]
Media Statement In its latest act of harassment, Adani Mining was in the Queensland Supreme Court to get an order that would arm them with the ability to use police enforcement against members of the W&J Council if we return to our ceremonial ground. The interim injunction they gained specifically prevents First Nation land owners, […]
Adani is seeking a Supreme Court order that would arm them with the ability to use police against us. Members of the Wangan and Jagalingou Council have been conducting ceremonies on country to make peace with our ancestor spirits, and to heal the land in the face of the damage Adani are doing. It is a solemn time […]
Friends, the moment that threatened us has come, and we need you with us. In a shameful act, the Queensland Government has extinguished our land rights over Wangan and Jagalingou Country, ignoring our refusal to give our consent to Adani. Our homelands and waters, the fate of our sacred Springs, and our ceremonial grounds, are now officially […]
MEDIA RELEASESaturday 31 August 2019 BREAKING NEWS: In a shameful act, the Queensland Government has extinguished native title over Wangan and Jagalingou Country for Adani’s coal project, ignoring the refusal of W&J landowners to give their consent. W&J Council say they will maintain their defence of country and continue to stay on their homelands to care […]
