Date Type 29/02/2016 UA Case No Country Mandate(s) AUS 2/2016 Australia Indigenous peoples; Summary of the allegation transmitted Reply 01/04/2016 Allegations that the proposed Carmichael Coal Mine by Adani Mining in the Galilee Basin, Queensland, would threaten the ancestral lands, sacred sites and cultural identity of the Wangan and Jagalingou peoples. According to the information received, the extensive coal extraction plant, waste rock dumps and associated infrastructure would have significant negative impact on the land and that the mines would allegedly require 12 billion litres of water per year, thus affecting the Carmichael River and the sacred Doongmabulla Springs. The Wangan and Jagalingou peoples’ relationship to their ancestral land and water is central to their culture and self-identity. The environmental destruction caused by the mine would permanently rupture their relationship with their ancestral land and water, deny their ability to transfer spiritual ties to their children and destroy their culture beyond repair. The Wangan and Jagalingou people have faced intense governmental and corporate pressure in relation to development of the mine. Concerns have been raised over the failure by the National Native Title Tribunal and the State and Federal government to ensure the free and informed consent prior of the aboriginal community, who have a pending Native Title land claim on the area since 2004. A/HRC/32/53 89