First Nations MP resigns from NT parliament, accusing government of passing laws which are ‘dehumanising, oppressing and destroying’ Indigenous people
First Nations MP Yiŋiya Guyula has resigned from the Northern Territory parliament, citing the government's failure to partner with Indigenous people. He accused the ruling Country Liberal party of implementing dehumanizing laws that contribute to a 'slow genocide' of his culture.
Yiŋiya Guyula protesting the CLP's plan to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 10 in 2024. The Mulka MP has resigned after 10 years, saying the NT government is not working in partnership with Indigenous people. Photograph: (a)manda Parkinson/AAP Yiŋiya Guyula protesting the CLP's plan to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 10 in 2024. The Mulka MP has resigned after 10 years, saying the NT government is not working in partnership with Indigenous people. Photograph: (a)manda Parkinson/AAP Indigenous Australians First Nations MP resigns from NT parliament, accusing government of passing laws which are ‘dehumanising, oppressing and destroying’ Indigenous people Yolŋu independent Yiŋiya Guyula accused the CLP of ‘contributing to the breakdown of our culture and people, in what is becoming a slow genocide’
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