Industrial pollution has degraded the rock art and will continue to do so until emissions at Murujuga are reduced to zero, experts argueAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn Thursday, the new environment minister, Murray Watt, approved an extension for the North West Shelf liquefied natural gas project. The gas plant at Karratha, Western Australia, will run until 2070.This expansion – and the pollution it will release – has led to a recommendation by the International Council on Monuments and Sites to defer Unesco’s decision on the world heritage listing of the nearby Murujuga rock art. Continue reading...