MEDIA STATEMENT [Wednesday 10th of January 2018] TREATY CONCLUSION WILL BENEFIT ALL AUSTRALIANS The Sovereign Yidindji Government has delivered a win-win treaty offer that will not only benefit all Australians, but provide the Commonwealth of Australia with a secure platform to conduct business with confidence on the Yidindji territory. On the 17th day of August 2017, the official treaty offer documents were received by Senior Cabinet Minister Nigel Scullion , acting for and on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia, from the Sovereign Yidindji Government delegation. “Without a doubt, make no mistake the Yidindji tribe is Australia’s best friend, we have passed several laws in the Yidindji parliament that are designed to protect the Commonwealth of Australia. Our intention is very clear from our point of view. What we now require is an official response to our offer of a treaty from the Commonwealth of Australia.” said acting Chief Minister Gaan-Yarra of Yalmabara. The Sovereign Yidindji Government has made its offer so Australia can demonstrate to the world its commitment to the international norms of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. “We see our offer as a potential blueprint for the government of the Commonwealth of Australia to go forth and successfully conclude treaties with other tribal socieites and their governments who wish to treaty at the Commonwealth level. This can only strengthen Australia’s position on the international level.” said Gaan-Yarra. Member states of the United Nations Security Council have also been informed and updated on the treaty offer developments between the Sovereign Yidindji Government and the government of the Commonwealth of Australia. “We have some exciting proposals to invest heavily in the Yidindji territory, we want to underwrite the Commonwealth of Australia through a formal treaty instrument. We want to grant to the Australian government, the ability to become the sole UN administrator of the Yidindji territory, in order for this to happen, the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull must, in good faith, respond to our offer. To date, this has not happened.” said the acting Chief Minister.
The Yidindji treaty documents (totalling 75 pages) outlines a pathway that will help settle the past & secure the future. Highlights from the offer or a treaty include: An offer for the Commonwealth of Australia to be the international actor at the United Nations for and on behalf of the Yidindji tertitory An offer for the Commonwealth of Australia to be the sole UN administrator for the Yidindji territory No Australian taxpayer money to be used as compensation or redress. Genocide and other crimes committed against the Yidindji society to not be pursued through any UN court system. Gaan-Yarra of Yalmabara said“Although the Yidindji people were not the authors of the Uluru statement, one point we do agree upon is that the sovereignty of the Commonwealth of Australia does co-exist with Yidindji’s sovereignty, but a true and correct formal agreement must be concluded. Australians including the judiciary, the legal community, workers, elected membes of parliaments through to journalists are just as responsible for a successful conclusion of such a proposed accord between Yidinjdi & Australia. There can be no more uncertainty, the security of the Australian person must be a priority.” End of Statement