He is the foreign affairs minister of the Sovereign Yidindji Government micronation, having renounced his Australian citizenship in 2014.
[3] In 2001 Geia, as self-appointed President, symbolically declared the "Peoples Democratic Republic of Palm Island" independent from Australia.
[6] In 2012 he became the first western journalist to obtain an interview with Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Murrumu has served as the Foreign Affairs Minister and the Trade Minister of the Sovereign Yidindji Government for about 10 years, he additionally serves in the portfolios of Communications & Broadband, Renewable Energy, and Financial Technology.
[8] Murrumu was charged by police in May 2015 after being caught driving a car with a license and registration plates issued by the Yidindji government.