According to news agency Reuters, the Adani organization is being accused of racism at its coal business in Australia after an Aboriginal organization complained to the Human Rights Commission of the nation.
The Queensland state Nagana Yarrbayn Wangan and Jagalingou cultural custodians reported earlier this week that they had lodged a complaint detailing severe racial discrimination committed by Bravus Mining and Resources.
Adani workers allegedly attempted to “verbally and physically obstruct and prevent” the aboriginal group from using springs close to Adani’s Carmichael coal mine “in order to perform cultural rites and share cultural knowledge,” according to the lawsuit.
Adrian Burragubba, senior cultural custodian for Nagana Yarrbayn, stated in the statement, “We are not putting up with this any longer after years of discrimination and vilification from Adani.”
He said that since last year, attorneys had warned the Adani group about their actions, but they had done nothing.
“Legal recourse is the only answer,” he then said.
The group’s accusations were “wholly rejected” by a representative for Bravus Mining and Resources, who said that the attempt was made to prevent Bravus from providing its own explanation and “sharing facts with the public about our interactions with him and members of his ‘Family Council’.”
The statement from the Bravus unit stated that the mine was operating safely and responsibly in line with the laws of Queensland and Australia. The group claimed it was abiding by the law to maintain a partnership with the majority traditional owner group for the mining area under the terms of ratified ‘Indigenous Land Use Agreements and Cultural Heritage Management Plans’ for more than two years.
