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Indigenous Rights Advocate Resigns from Parliament

Updated 2026-08-19 03:10 UTC 1 source Negative

Yiŋiya Guyula, a First Nations MP in the Northern Territory, resigned from parliament, accusing the government of passing laws that are 'dehumanising and oppressing Indigenous people.'

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The Guardian

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’<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/19/australia-politcs-live-ndis-reform-coalition-labor-anthony-albanese-

2026-08-19 02:46 UTC