Here’s a question for you: can you place a value on lost cultural heritage, on separation from land and on families divided?

It’s not only a moral quandary. The Federal Court is currently trying to calculate how much compensation is owed in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Yindjibarndi Traditional Owners have been locked in a long-running legal battle with Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group and the WA government over what the Federal Court ruled was illegal mining on their land.

Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper Ben Abbatangelo, on the billion-dollar battle and the very personal toll it’s taken on those fighting it.




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Here’s a question for you: can you place a value on lost cultural heritage, on separation from land and on families divided?It’s not only a moral quandary. The Federal Court is currently trying to calculate how much compensation is owed in Western Australia's Pilbara region.Yindjibarndi Traditional Owners have been locked in a long-running legal battle with Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group and the WA government over what the Federal Court ruled was illegal mining on their land.Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper Ben Abbatangelo, on the billion-dollar battle and the very personal toll it’s taken on those fighting it. Socials: Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a>Guest: Contributor to The Saturday Paper, Ben Abbatangelo

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The man who’s taking the fight to Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest

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