Arrest warrant issued for Tasmanian Aboriginal elder but 81yo says he doesn’t recognise ‘colonial’ courts

An 81-year-old Tasmanian Aboriginal elder says Australian courts hold no jurisdiction over Indigenous people and he will not participate in the court process after being charged at a native forest protest. Now a warrant has been issued for his arrest. An 81-year-old Tasmanian Aboriginal elder says Australian courts hold no jurisdiction over Indigenous people and he will not participate in the court process after being charged at a native forest protest. Now a warrant has been issued for his arrest. Courts and Trials, Aboriginal, Forestry, Logging and Timber Industry, Environmental Impact, Environmental Management Latest business news