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Oct 15, 2026
Ben FordhamHOST
We've also gotta stop listening to people who don't have the credibility that you've got because you said all along, "There's no issue with this.
Ben FordhamHOST
It can go ahead." And then Nyree Reynolds steps forward, and she claims to be a Wiradjuri elder.
Ben FordhamHOST
And as you know, Roy, we then did some digging on the 2GB Breakfast Show and revealed I think four Wiradjuri elders all up who said, "Look, not only is she not a Wiradjuri elder, we don't know who the hell she is."
Roy Ah SeeGUEST
Yeah.
Ben FordhamHOST
And here's where the story gets really interesting.
Ben FordhamHOST
The original application to protect the site had been lodged by an artist called Nyree Reynolds.
Ben FordhamHOST
She identifies as a Wiradjuri elder.
Ben FordhamHOST
But when we started investigating back in 2024, we uncovered some extraordinary things.
Ben FordhamHOST
We spoke to local Wiradjuri elders.
Ben FordhamHOST
Uncle Graham had never heard of Nyree Reynolds.
Ben FordhamHOST
Neither had Aunty Chris.
Ben FordhamHOST
Roy R.C., the former chairman of the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, had never heard of her either.
Ben FordhamHOST
He says for too long, Aboriginal people have missed out on the benefits that come from wealth creation.
Ben FordhamHOST
And instead of listening to the local Aboriginal Land Council and the likes of Roy R.C., Tanya Plibersek believed Nyree Reynolds.
Ben FordhamHOST
She claimed that there were people speaking to her from beyond the grave, warning that the gold mine should not proceed.
Ben FordhamHOST
Fair dinkum, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
1 HR 16 MINS LATER
Ben FordhamHOST
A federal court judge will rule on the $1 billion project in Central West New South Wales.
Ben FordhamHOST
This came after Tanya Plibersek blocked it back in 2024.
Ben FordhamHOST
And she did so after a woman by the name of Nyree Reynolds claimed she'd been speaking to dead people who'd told her...
Ben FordhamHOST
The mine should not go ahead.
Andrew BoltHOST
But I will now read out some of the evidence we do know was given by people identifying as Aboriginal who did oppose the mine in the Independent Planning Commission hearings.
Andrew BoltHOST
This is the artist Nyree Reynolds, who was backed by Lisa Paton.
Andrew BoltHOST
Paton is a leader of that dissident group of some 18 people, the Wiradjuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation.
Andrew BoltHOST
And here's what that artist testified.
Andrew BoltHOST
She said, uh, "I'm Nyree Reynolds.
Andrew BoltHOST
I have vocal dysphoria, which is paralysis of my vocal cords." That's sad.
Andrew BoltHOST
I shouldn't imply it's not.
Andrew BoltHOST
She also said, "I have mesothelioma, which is cancer caused by asbestos." "So," she said, "this mine freaks me out, actually." But why was that relevant? Because this mine doesn't cause vocal paralysis or mesothelioma.