Arrest warrant issued for Aboriginal activist who says he is not an Australian citizen
Jim Everett-puralia meenamatta refused to attend court on charges of trespassing over an anti-forestry protest‘I’m ready for everything and I don’t care’: the man refusing to turn up at an Australian ‘colonial’ courtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Hobart magistrate has issued an arrest warrant for an Aboriginal activist who refused to attend court on charges stemming from a protest because he does not consider himself an Australian citizen.Jim Everett-puralia meenamatta says he wants to highlight the destruction of forests and issues of Indigenous sovereignty.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...

Jim Everett-puralia meenamatta refused to attend court on charges of trespassing over an anti-forestry protest
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A Hobart magistrate has issued an arrest warrant for an Aboriginal activist who refused to attend court on charges stemming from a protest because he does not consider himself an Australian citizen.
Jim Everett-puralia meenamatta says he wants to highlight the destruction of forests and issues of Indigenous sovereignty.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...