Posted: June 6th, 2011
Filed under: agreements, media, Rio Tinto, Simon Hawkins, YMAC
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| Gordon Yuline, Nyiyaparli elder, signs agreement |
YMAC, and Pilbara traditional owners, have received unprecedented media coverage in state, national and international media regarding the recent signing of historical agreements with Rio Tinto.
The news hit the headlines on Friday, 3 June, continued over the weekend and into the week of 6 June. The story, and YMAC’s CEO, Simon Hawkins, featured in the following major media outlets;
Television: BBC International News, ABC 7pm news, ABC 24 6pm news, GWN and WIN 6pm news
Newspapers: Front page of the West Australia and Australian newspapers, also featured in Australian Financial Review, The Age, Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald, plus 12 other national regional papers. Will also appear in WA regional and Indigenous newspapers the week of 6 June.
Radio: BBC radio, ABC national and regional radio, SBS radio, Sky Business, 6PR, 96FM, 94.5FM, and national radio across Australia.
Keep and eye out for more great news stories coming up for YMAC, and the traditional owners we represent, in 2011!
