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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Butler and Lorena Allam

Indigenous man condemns voice no campaign for claiming he is Vincent Lingiari’s grandson

A photograph of Stewart Lingiari taken from the Fair Australia website identifying him as 'Stewart'.
A photograph of Stewart Lingiari taken from the Fair Australia website identifying him as 'Stewart'. Photograph: Fair Australia

An Indigenous man incorrectly identified by the voice referendum no campaign as “Vincent Lingiari’s grandson” says he is not related to the land rights leader and feels “humiliated” by the way his image has been used.

No voice leader Warren Mundine has stood by his campaign’s claims, claiming that Stewart Lingiari had described himself as Vincent’s grandson in a “cultural kinship” sense, rather than directly.

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