Meriki Onus

Meriki Onus is a Gunai and Gunditjmara woman who lives on Wurundjeri country. She is the founder of Yarnda Consulting and is currently a co-director at Foundation for Young Australians. Meriki has strong experience and expertise in the areas of campaigning, community organising, writing, research, and facilitation. Before her current roles, Meriki worked in the legal sector for Aboriginal women’s rights for over 10 years and is the Co-Founder of Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance. Meriki is also a Co-Founder of Pay The Rent, a national initiative to distribute wealth on stolen land. Meriki recently completed her masters by coursework in the University of Melbourne's Atlantic Fellows Program of 2021, where her research focused on the history of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service in Fitzroy at the University of Melbourne.

Articles by Meriki Onus:

7 February 202322 February 2023 · Black Lives Matter

Victoria police back down, is this a case for defunding?

Crystal McKinnon and Meriki Onus

After three arduous years, Victoria Police have today withdrawn their charges against two organisers of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protest. Whilst we welcome their decision, we note that their mediocrity gave them no other option. Emboldened by their state-sanctioned impunity, Victoria Police’s ineptitude hit a dead end. Pigs cannot fly.