Pilbara traditional owner’s rock art damage complaint goes to UN rights council

The Age Lloyd Jones

21 Sept 2026 18:50 AEST Summary

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Murujuga traditional custodian Raelene Cooper is travelling to Geneva to address the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday, detailing her complaint to the council about feared damage to the rock art.

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**Not from this story.** A library photograph of australia city skyline, used to illustrate it. Sydney Corey Leopold / flickr, CC BY

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