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Gooniyandi man Mervyn Street was born under a tree on Louisa Downs station in the 1940s or the 1950s: no-one is able to settle on an exact date.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and descriptions of people who have died.

Both his parents worked on the same station, located in the centre of WA's Kimberley region, for most of their lives, but they never earned a wage.

They're the reason he chose to bring a class action against the WA government on behalf of thousands of Aboriginal Australians who had their wages withheld while subject to onerous legislation.

Now, pending Federal Court approval, the government has agreed to pay up to $180.4 million to eligible Aboriginal workers, their spouses and children, including $15.4 million in legal costs to settle this class action.

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-11/stockman-mervyn-street-indigenous-stolen-wages-settlement/103075386[/URL]

<blockquote data-quote="IFocus" data-source="post: 1251372" data-attributes="member: 4891">Gooniyandi man Mervyn Street was born under a tree on Louisa Downs station in the 1940s or the 1950s: no-one is able to settle on an exact date.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and descriptions of people who have died.Both his parents worked on the same station, located in the centre of WA&#039;s Kimberley region, for most of their lives, but they never earned a wage.They&#039;re the reason he chose to bring a class action against the WA government on behalf of thousands of Aboriginal Australians who had their wages withheld while subject to onerous legislation.Now, pending Federal Court approval, the <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-01/wa-government-settles-indigenous-stolen-wages-case/103051706" target="_blank">government has agreed to pay up to $180.4 million</a> to eligible Aboriginal workers, their spouses and children, including $15.4 million in legal costs to settle this class action.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-11/stockman-mervyn-street-indigenous-stolen-wages-settlement/103075386[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IFocus, post: 1251372, member: 4891"] Gooniyandi man Mervyn Street was born under a tree on Louisa Downs station in the 1940s or the 1950s: no-one is able to settle on an exact date. [B][I][I]Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and descriptions of people who have died.[/I][/I][/B] Both his parents worked on the same station, located in the centre of WA's Kimberley region, for most of their lives, but they never earned a wage. They're the reason he chose to bring a class action against the WA government on behalf of thousands of Aboriginal Australians who had their wages withheld while subject to onerous legislation. Now, pending Federal Court approval, the [URL='https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-01/wa-government-settles-indigenous-stolen-wages-case/103051706']government has agreed to pay up to $180.4 million[/URL] to eligible Aboriginal workers, their spouses and children, including $15.4 million in legal costs to settle this class action. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-11/stockman-mervyn-street-indigenous-stolen-wages-settlement/103075386[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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