Senator Rachel Siewert, Post Office Box 6100, Senate, Parliament House, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Dear Rachel Siewert, The Sovereign Yidindji Government, the representative body of the Yidindji People acknowledge your position on “unfinished business” with regards to the Commonwealth of Australia and the original tribal inhabitants of this continent. For this the Yidindji Nation applauds you and the Greens. The Sovereign Yidindji Government writes this letter in response to the remarks made on air by Alan Jones. You are well aware that he stated that he supported the need for “another stolen generation”. A comment that is offensive to all the original tribal inhabitants of the continent and surrounding islands. As the representative body for those people who have already been through the original “stolen generation” the Sovereign Yidindji Government request that you understand the seriousness of the comments made by Alan Jones and pursue him to the fullest as a sign of respect to those who have already suffered the initial “stolen generation”. The Sovereign Yidindji Government would like to remind the Commonwealth of Australia that it appears that Alan Jones is trying to publicly incite “Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.” The Commonwealth of Australia Genocide Convention Act 1949 article II (e) has defined “Genocide” as “Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.” Article III (c) states the following shall be punishable “Direct and public incitement to commit genocide.” Alan Jones may have made the comments with the intent of meaning well for certain peoples, but do remember that the past genocide events has always been defended with “we done it for their own good and protection.” Remembering this Australian citizen made this comment on air in front of a large audience; who will take responsibility should another Australian citizen perpetrate the crime of genocide by forcibly transferring a child from a tribal group to another group? Is there not a duty of
responsibility of the Commonwealth of Australia to educate and control its citizens from such activities? Further to the Genocide Convention Act 1949, the comments of Alan Jones goes against all that is expressed in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, especially articles 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 22, 40, and 45. The Commonwealth of Australia supported this declaration in 2009; this shows intent to abide by what is contained in the declaration. The Sovereign Yidindji Government would like to make you and the Commonwealth of Australia aware that the “Genocide Act 2015” was passed and Gazetted on the 15th of December 2015. (A copy attached) As a show of “Good Faith” and leadership by the Commonwealth of Australia the Sovereign Yidindji Government would like you to raise this issue in the Senate, and with the Australian Federal Police. The Sovereign Yidindji Government further requests that you keep myself, the Sovereign Yidindji Government Foreign Minister informed by email in this matter. Email address: protocol@yidindji.org A paper copy of this letter will be forwarded to your office by mail. The Sovereign Yidindji Government thank you in advance for your attention to this matter. For and on behalf of the Sovereign Yidindji Government
Murrumu Walubara, Minjaani Wungarlji Monday this 22nd day of February 2016.