Western Australia: Nyungar Elders Defend Their Land

Western Australia: Nyungar Elders Defend Their Land Michelle Lovegrove, 2011   Listen to the full Audio Interview here.   Plans to build a mosque on top of a registered Aboriginal sacred site at Swan Valley Perth in Western Australia have angered local members of the Nyungar community.   The Bosnian Muslims behind the project bought the land in 2006.   It's been the subject of widspread community opposition, and a vote against it by the local council, due to noise and traffic...

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