Cas Smith

WA approvals report a threat to First Nations cultural heritage

The blowback against Rio Tinto for blasting a sacred rock shelter to pieces in the Pilbara was enormous. Cas Smith reports that WA Labor has passed the buck on mega mining approvals to the federal government.

WA Labor set for victory despite bad record on environment, housing

The Western Australian election will be an opportunity to assess the major parties, as well as those offering progressive solutions, writes Cas Smith.

Settler colonialism and the destruction of Palestine’s ecology

Because Mazin Qumsiyeh's homeland has been occupied for 75 years, it is inevitable that colonisation’s impact has been a central theme of his research. Cas Smith reports on his lecture at Boorloo/Perth State Library.