Michael Mansell

WGAR News: Michael Mansell talks TREATY - Brisbane Blacks interview: Aboriginal Provisional Government

Newsletter date: 7 March 2014

Contents:

* Aboriginal Provisional Government: Michael Mansell talks TREATY - Brisbane Blacks interview
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Aunty Lilla Watson and Mary Graham about Treaties and Constitutional Recognition
* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Chris Graham about Warren Mundine’s Treaty comments, Utopia by John Pilger and Constitutional Recognition
* Background to Treaties with Aboriginal Sovereign Nations of Australia
* Background to Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples

WGAR News: Closing the Gap: we know what works, so why don't we do it?: Eva Cox, The Conversation

Newsletter date: 25 February 2014

Contents:

* Eva Cox, The Conversation: Closing the Gap: we know what works, so why don't we do it?
* SNAICC News: Disappointing sense of deja vu on closing the gap - Article by Angela Webb in The Australian 13 February 2014
* Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT): ALS calls for Justice Targets to be incorporated into Closing the Gap
* CAAMA Radio: Working together… [Featuring Barbara Shaw discussing the National Apology and Closing the Gap report]

WGAR News: Survival Day - Andrew Davis' response to Warren Mundine: The Stringer

Newsletter date: 3 February 2014

Contents:

* WGAR News: Aboriginal Sovereignty Day, Invasion Day and Survival Day Events: Sunday 26 January 2014

* The Stringer: Survival Day - Andrew Davis' response to Warren Mundine

* CAAMA Radio: Mansell shares his thoughts on Australia Day celebrations
[Featuring veteran Tasmanian Aboriginal rights campaigner Michael Mansell]

* Amy McQuire, The Guardian: Australia Day: Indigenous people are told to 'get over it'. It's impossible

* Nakkiah Lui, The Guardian: Australia Day is a time for mourning, not celebration

WGAR News: 'Wiradjuri Central West Republic' raise flag of Independence: Enlightning Productions

Newsletter date: 27 January 2014

Contents:

* 98.9FM: Smashing The Myths: "Reconciliation = Justice" [Featuring Dr Gary Foley, Monica Morgan, Wayne Wharton, Michael Mansell and Amy McQuire]

* Michael Anderson, Sovereign Union: Latest Declaration of Independence and the web of controls we need to free ourselves from
* Enlightning Productions, YouTube: 'Wiradjuri Central West Republic' raise flag of Independence
* Enlightning Productions, YouTube: Eddie Turpin on Mbarbaram Declaration of Independence
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

WGAR News: Time to honour Aboriginal frontier warriors: Paul Newbury, Eureka Street

Newsletter date: 24 January 2014

Contents:

* Paul Newbury, Eureka Street: Time to honour Aboriginal frontier warriors
* Catherine Armitage, Sydney Morning Herald: Tim Flannery in call to honour Aborigines killed in land wars
* Catherine Armitage, Sydney Morning Herald: Put indigenous warriors in war memorials: Flannery
* Geoff Page and Digby Habel, Canberra Times Letters: Nelson out of step in failure to honour Aboriginal warriors
* Michael Anderson, Sovereign Union: ANZAC Day - for those who served in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations

WGAR News: Aboriginal Cultural Heritage under attack: The Wire

Newsletter date: 4 December 2013

Contents:

* The Wire: Aboriginal Cultural Heritage under attack [Featuring Steven Talbott, spokesperson for the Gomeroi Elders of Gunnedah]
* Tracker: Community members protest NSW C&H laws

* Stop Pilliga Coal Seam Gas

* Audioboo: Audio: Long awaited Aboriginal Heritage Bill disappoints [Featuring Legal officer for the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, Michael Mansell]
* Linda Seaborn, Green Left: Tasmanian Aboriginal community vow to fight heritage protection bill

WGAR News: Gathering of Nations: Sovereign Union Communique of 24 November 2013

Newsletter date: 26 November 2013

Contents:

* Sovereign Union: Sovereign Union Communique of 24 November 2013
* Ghillar (Michael Anderson), Sovereign Union: Sovereign Union and Our Political Future
* Callum Clayton-Dixon, Tracker: Sovereignty: not a radical concept
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* Michael Mansell, The Guardian: An Indigenous female prime minister? Fairer representation would be a start
* Michael Mansell, Tasmanian Times: Mansell welcomes Bill Shorten's call for Aboriginal quotas - and suggests alternative idea

WGAR News: Melbourne Conversations - Constitutional Recognition of Australia's first peoples: YouTube

Newsletter date: 12 November 2013

Contents:

* Michael Mansell, Secretary, Aboriginal Provisional Government: Constitutional reform: assimilation or self determination

* YouTube: Melbourne Conversations - Constitutional Recognition of Australia's first peoples
[Featuring: Panelists: Prof. Kerry Arabena, Prof. George Williams AO and Chris Graham; Moderator: Melissa Castan]

* Background to Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples

WGAR News: Smashing The Myths interviews: Indigenous radio station 98.9FM Brisbane

Newsletter date: 7 November 2013

Contents:

* mp3bod: Jeff McMullen on the Northern Territory Intervention
* Background to the Northern Territory (NT) Intervention

* SBS Living Black Radio's Michelle Lovegrove interviews Michael Mansell: No to Australia Day Award Nomination

* Sovereign Union: "Return our peoples' remains to Country" - Additional Agenda Items for Gathering of Nations
* Next Sovereign Union National Meeting: 23 - 24 November 2013 Canberra: House of Representatives, Old Parliament House & Aboriginal Embassy

WGAR News: Why I turned down an Australia Day award: Michael Mansell, The Guardian

Newsletter date: 6 November 2013

Contents:

* Michael Mansell, The Guardian: Why I turned down an Australia Day award
* SBS Living Black Radio's Michelle Lovegrove interviews Michael Mansell: No to Australia Day Award Nomination
* Linda Seaborn, Green Left: Mansell refuses Australia Day award nomination
* Amy Corderoy, Sydney Morning Herald: Aboriginal activist refuses Australia Day award

* The Stringer: South Sea Islander blackbirding descendants live in disadvantage

* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement and the Aboriginal tent embassies