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

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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.

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