First Nations Self-determination, Representation & Wellbeing Forum Sunshine Coast, 22 March 2021 The W&J council’s stand on Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) and restitution for human rights violations – a brief case study Presentation by Adrian Burragubba The W&J Council was formed out of the need to represent ourselves according to our laws and customs, […]
Last week we struck a blow for land rights and against Adani, but we will need your support to continue to hold our sacred Jagalingou country. As a cultural leader for my people, I led my family onto our clan estate to exercise our cultural rights, and continue our work to protect the land and make peace […]
Statement regarding Adani’s response to the notice of occupation on Jagalingou Country 10 September 2020 W&J Traditional Owners, with particular connection to Jagalingou country where the Carmichael mine project is situated, have been battling to re-occupy a ceremonial camp they occupied on Adani’s Moray Downs pastoral lease. After having been moved on by police at […]
Brisbane, Australia Marsh and McLennan is currently brokering insurance for the Adani Carmichael coal mine. The mine’s adverse local and global impacts – on the environment, the climate and human rights – will be profound. Murrawah Johnson, spokesperson for the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners Family Council, addressed this question to the CEO of Marsh […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
