Sovereign Yidindji Government
- 776 km (482 mi) SE of Cape York Peninsula[1]
- 1,701 km (1,057 mi) NNW of Brisbane[2]
- 1,679 km (1,043 mi) ESE of Darwin[3]
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The Sovereign Yidindji Government or Yidindji Tribal Nation is an Aboriginal Australian micro-nation that claims to exercise Australian Aboriginal sovereignty. Led by Murrumu Walubara Yidindji, members of the Yidindji nation renounced legal ties with Australia in 2014. The land they claim lies in the state of Queensland and stretches "south of Port Douglas, through Cairns, inland across the Atherton Tablelands and 80 kilometres (50 mi) out to sea”.[4] The chief minister is Gudju Gudju Gimuybara, while Murrumu is foreign affairs and trade minister.[5]
The Yidindji government is hoping to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Commonwealth of Australia. It is also "reaching out to countries like Russia and Venezuela to establish diplomatic relations".[4]
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The Yidindji nation has its own driver licensing system.[4] Murrumu was charged by the Queensland Police Service in May 2015 after being caught with a license and registration plates issued by the Yidindji government and not by the Queensland government.[6] Murruma claimed that the Queensland police has no jurisdiction over him.[7]
In 2022 the micro-nation launched the 'Sovereign Yidindji Dollar', a central bank digital currency pegged to the Australian dollar and claimed to be backed by gold and silver bars.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ "Great Circle Distance between Cairns and Cape York". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Great Circle Distance between Cairns and Brisbane". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Great Circle Distance between Cairns and Darwin". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ a b c Howden, Saffron (2 November 2015). "Murrumu Walubara Yidindji renounces citizenship to reclaim Australia". The Age. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Daley, Paul (7 June 2015). "Renouncing Australia: a dozen people to follow Murrumu by taking Yidindji citizenship". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Uhr, Grace (28 May 2015). "Former journalist who renounced Australian citizenship charged". Cairns Post. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Farr, Bronwyn (28 May 2015). "'Yidindji Nation' citizen says Qld police have no power". Cairns Post. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Sovereign Yidindji Nation launches digital currency". NITV. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ kiffmeister (21 April 2022). "Exploring the "CBDCness" of the Digital Sovereign Yidindji Dollar". The Global Fintech Intelligencer. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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