Sydney councillor Yvonne Weldon identifies herself as alleged victim in Mick Mundine case
Sydney councillor Yvonne Weldon has publicly identified herself as the alleged victim in a child sexual assault case against prominent Indigenous elder Mick Mundine. The 79-year-old was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault, including assault of a child, over an alleged incident from more than 40 years ago. Ms Weldon, the first Aboriginal woman elected to the City of Sydney Council, came forward to encourage other survivors to speak up and to break what she described as "a culture of silence that allows abuse to continue".
NSW Police established Strike Force Millersburg in December 2025 to investigate alleged historical sexual assaults on a then 15-year-old girl in Redfern in June 1986. Mundine, arrested in Redfern on Thursday, is chief executive of the Aboriginal Housing Company, an organisation established in 1973 to secure housing for Aboriginal families and acquire properties in the area known as The Block. He has been granted bail and is due to appear at Downing Centre Local Court next week, with his lawyer stating he would fight the charges.
- Sydney councillor identifies as alleged victim in 40-year-old case
- Mick Mundine, 79, charged with historical child sexual assault
- She came forward to encourage survivors to break culture of silence
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Mick Mundine is a prominent Indigenous elder aged 79 who is the chief executive of the Aboriginal Housing Company. The organisation was founded in the 1970s to secure housing for Aboriginal families and acquire properties in Redfern, an area historically important to Aboriginal communities in Sydney.
Mundine has been charged with sexual assault, including assault of a child, relating to an alleged incident from June 1986 when the alleged victim was 15 years old. Police established Strike Force Millersburg in December 2025 to investigate historical sexual assault allegations.
The alleged victim is Yvonne Weldon, a Sydney councillor and the first Aboriginal woman elected to the City of Sydney Council. This case involves allegations from more than 40 years ago and raises questions about historical sexual abuse within communities.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Alleged child sex abuse victim of Indigenous elder Mick Mundine outs herself as Sydney councillor: ‘I carried this for 40 years’”.