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Sydney City Councillor Yvonne Weldon has accused Mick Mundine, a prominent Indigenous leader and CEO of the Aboriginal Housing Company, of sexually assaulting her when she was 15 years old in Redfern in June 1986. Mundine, 79, was arrested on Thursday and charged with two counts of sexual assault, including one involving child abuse. Weldon spoke out to raise awareness about childhood sexual abuse and encourage other survivors to seek help. A strike force established in December 2025 investigated the allegations, leading to Mundine’s arrest; he is scheduled to appear in court next week.
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Yvonne Weldon, an independent councillor and the first Aboriginal councillor in the City of Sydney, has accused prominent Sydney Indigenous leader Mick Mundine of sexually assaulting her when she was 15 years old, an incident that occurred in Redfern in June 1986. Weldon confirmed on Instagram that she is speaking up to help break the silence around abuse and support other survivors. Mundine, a 79-year-old Bundjalung man from Baryulgil, was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault, including one count of sexual assault on a child. A strike force was established in December 2025 to investigate the allegations, and Mundine has been granted police bail, facing Downing Centre Local Court next Wednesday. Weldon’s actions aim to raise awareness and support for victims of abuse, particularly within Indigenous communities.
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Sydney city councillor Yvonne Weldon has confirmed she is the complainant alleging she was sexually abused as a child by prominent Sydney Indigenous leader Mick Mundine.
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Mundine, 79, was on Thursday arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault, including sexual assault on a child, over alleged historical sexual assaults on a then 15-year-old Weldon in Redfern in June 1986.
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Posting on Instagram, Weldon said she was speaking up to help break the silence around abuse.
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“I have carried this for 40 years.
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It is time to no longer carry it,” she wrote.
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“I came forward for the children who are here now and to break the culture of silence that allows abuse to continue.
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“It is never too late to speak up and seek support.”
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She was appointed in 2021, campaigning for social housing, greater representation of First Nations people in the public domain and a more inclusive city.
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A strike force was established in December 2025 to investigate the allegations.
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Mundine was questioned for several hours at Newtown Police Station before being charged.
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He was granted police bail and will face Downing Centre Local Court next Wednesday.
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Mundine’s lawyer Fahim Arya confirmed he would fight the charges.
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Mundine, a Bundjalung man from Baryulgil in northern NSW, is the brother of legendary boxer Tony Mundine OAM, who died in August, and uncle to Anthony Mundine, Tony’s son, a former professional rugby league player and boxer.
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The organisation did not respond to questions about whether he would remain in his role.
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Mundine has also held directorships in the Aboriginal Medical Service and the Redfern Aboriginal Corporation.
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