The destruction of two rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in May 2020 was declared a national disgrace and a global cultural catastrophe. Careers were ruined, laws rewritten, and a damning moral judgment swiftly cast. In Juukan – The New Dark Emu, Peter O’Brien draws on inquiry transcripts, archaeological reports and sworn testimony to expose the truth about the incident. He reveals how ideology and corporate caution created a misleading narrative with dangerous consequences for resource development and accountability.