FARA Media Releases

‘Friends of Australian Rock Art seeks urgent clarification about Pilbara hydrogen hub risk to ancient rock art’, 19 February 2024

‘Federal government abandons environment and heritage to the states while fast tracking industrial approvals’, 19 March 2022

‘Beirut disaster a dire warning for Australian chemical projects, especially on the Burrup’, 14 October 2020

‘Destruction of Aboriginal heritage site at Juukan Gorge, Pilbara’, 31 May 2020

‘FARA will highlight Woodside’s contribution to climate change  and destruction of globally significant Aboriginal rock art of Murujuga/the Burrup Peninsula in joint ‘1.5 degrees’ event with Extinction Rebellion WA’, 22 January 2020

‘Web of deception continues to plague the Burrup’, 8 July 2019

‘Burrup Rock Art Strategy lofty on principle, low on substance’, 18 February 2019

‘FARA responds to state government announcement it will progress Burrup tentative World Heritage Listing’, 28 August 2018

‘Eliza sculpture protest for Burrup rock art’, 3 August 2018

‘FARA appalled by Premier’s plans for Burrup industrialisation’, 20 April 2018

‘Time’s Up for Barnett on Burrup: Put Up or Shut Up’, 16 December 2016

‘Premier, come clean on your plans for the Burrup’, 30 November 2016

‘Barnett backs away from Burrup’, 30 April 2015

‘One-off opportunity with Burrup rock art’, March 2015

‘Mining companies poised to trash Pilbara Aboriginal heritage sites, again!’, 22 August 2013

‘Burrup rock art features at WA Heritage Awards’, 23 April 2012

‘Yara moves threaten World Heritage’, 7 February 2012

‘Emergency Battleground’, 21 December 2011

‘From rock art to rubble’, 29 May 2011

‘World cultural heritage a low priority in WA’, 12 May 2011