Sam Newman at it again!

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Representatives of the relevant Aboriginal group(s) may be employed to assist with the preparation of the plan but the lion's share of cost of the plan goes to the archaeologist.

There is another major development site within 50km of Melb CBD that at this very moment cannot even clear / lift abandoned pine trees to begin soil testing without the presence of an indigenous council member to certify whatever gets disturbed or exposed is not of cultural significance, they haven't even made it to site survey yet as the members of the indigenous council refuse to attend the site, and the owners have been warned off disturbing the site without indigenous oversight, which is basically holding the new owner to ransom.

This is not the only case like this I've learned of in recent years, and it's got little to do with heritage and everything to do with politics.

The associated council and state government know this is going on and have done nothing.