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Dirty deeds: how to stop Australian miners abroad being linked to death and destruction

  • Written by Julia Dehm, Lecturer, La Trobe University
Dirty deeds: how to stop Australian miners abroad being linked to death and destructionRio Tinto's mineral sands mine near Richards Bay, north of Durban. Plans for similar operation in the Xolobeni region south of Durban have been resisted by the local community. Mathias Rittgerott/Rettet den Regenwald, CC BY-NC

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