Can Australia save its rock art? The government is considering introducing more protective measures for the Burrup Peninsula on the coast of Western Australia, home to what might be the greatest ...

There will be no more industrial development on the World Heritage-nominated Murujuga site, also known as the Burrup Peninsula, beyond a $6.4 billion fertiliser plant that starts construction today.

The application to turn an ancient indigenous landmark into a World Heritage listed site has been delayed after the government accidentally submitted a map of the area in too low a resolution to read.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -The Australian government has launched a review of industry on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia, a key gas export hub, after concerns were raised by indigenous women ...

An engraving of a sea turtle on the Burrup Peninsula, Western Australia. The petroglyphs are near industrial complexes, including the Dampier salt stockpiles in the background. Photo: Ken Mulvaney A ...

Isaac Nellist and Riley Breen discuss the death toll in Gaza, healthcare workers taking action, the University of Melbourne's crackdown on activists and the campaign to disrupt Burrup Hub. Two climate ...

Ken Mulvaney spent decades working as an archaeologist for mining giant Rio Tinto in the Pilbara, and in the 1980s was among the first scientists to study the Indigenous rock art that is found in ...

For the third time running, the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia has been listed as one of the world's most endangered cultural heritage sites. The ancient rock art on the Burrup is the only ...

THE ridges of iron-red rock stifle whatever breeze is blowing across the Burrup Peninsula. Even near the entrance to Deep Gorge, the oppressive Pilbara heat starts to take on a different character. It ...

Director, Centre for the Study of Social Change, The University of Western Australia Most people know the Burrup Peninsula - if they know it at all – from TV footage of gas tankers powering through ...

It was a special night for the Burrup Traditional Owners on Friday night when a two year long art project Murujuga in the Pilbara was premiered, with a screening of part of it, In Country, at the ...

Professor Jo McDonald is the Director of the Centre for Rock Art Research and holds the Rio Tinto Chair of Rock Art Studies at the University of Western Australia. She is currently Lead Chief ...