Victoria’s Aboriginal leadership gets radical in fight to keep treaty

Victoria’s Aboriginal leadership gets radical in fight to keep treaty

Meriki Onus, the founder of a militant Aboriginal organisation which previously vowed to destroy the Australian state, has been elected co-chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly.

First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria elects new leadership at inaugural meeting on Dja Dja Wurrung Country — First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria

Newly-elected Members of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria have chosen their new leadership team at the Assembly’s inaugural meeting held this week on Dja Dja Wurrung Country in Bendigo.  Meriki Onus (they/them) from the Gunnai and Gunditjmara mobs and Dja Dja Wurrung, Wamba Wamba, Yorta Yorta, Dhudhuroa, Waywurru, Barapa Barapa, Wergaia and Wiradjuri man Djaran Murray-Jackson (he/him) were elected to serve as Assembly Co-chairs.  Gellung …