Sovereign Union

Monday 21st January 2012

Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheener were the first two men executed in Melbourne on 20th January 1842. They were two of the First Nations Freedom Fighters, who took up arms against the colonisers and paid the ultimate price for defending themselves and their people against the invasion of their lands and genocide. Spoken by Dr Jo Toscano on 3CR The full transcript of the 'Freedom Fighters' can be f...

On the 16th December 2012 a First Nations man falsely arrested and treated for schizophrenia in Western Australia. The man was wrongly identified as the missing patient and then given an antipsychotic drug. He had a bad reaction and was taken to hospital, where the mistake was discovered. Western Australia's Mental Health Minister Helen Morton says she was shocked to hear about incident. "The poli...

On December 10, 1992. The Hon. Paul Keating Prime Minister of Australia gave this address in Redfern NSW to launch the International Year of the World's Indigenous People. ".. Isn't it reasonable to say that if we can build a prosperous and remarkably harmonious multicultural society in Australia, surely we can find just solutions to the problems which beset the first Australians - the people to w...

The Muckaty radioactive waste dump campaign Update 01 December 2012 3CR's Radioactive Radio program talks with Natalie Wasley from the Beyond Nuclear Initiative about recent developments in the waste dump campaign. Source: 3CR Radioactive Show - www.3cr.org.au

Women's prisons are filling up at an alarming rate in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics says the number of women behind bars has increased by more than 8 per cent in the last year - a much faster rate of increase than for men. The surge is being driven by a 20 per cent increase in the number of Indigenous women being locked up, as Simon Lauder reports. Source: ABC 'The World Today'

An Act to recognise First Nations Peoples in Australia’s Constitution has been tabled and was introduced to Federal parliament last week. But Michael Anderson, Founder of the Sovereign Union National Unity Government, believes the Federal Government's Act is an insult to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Image courtesy of NACCHO. Featured in story Michael Anderson, Founder of the...

Indigenous singer-songwriter Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, on tour in Melbourne with Missy Higgins, was refused a taxi in St Kilda after performing at the Palais Theatre. Gurrumul's manager Mark Grose says he cannot see any other reason than racism for the fare being refused. Mark Grose says he went out and hailed a taxi following a 'fantastic show' by Gurrumul at the theatre. He got the taxi to pu...

Robbie Thorpe - 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012 - Queensland State Library 25 November 2012

Wayne Coco Wharton - 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012 - Queensland State Library 25 November 2012

Mark Mc Murtrie - 1st Brisbane Sovereignty & Land Rights Conference 2012 - Queensland State Library 25 November 2012

Indigenous hero Isabel Coe honoured at Wiradjuri traditional funeral

Blacktown Council has stopped recognising the Darug tribe as the traditional owners of Blacktown. The move comes amid accusations those recognised as Darug elders were committing "ethnic fraud" and had no legitimate claim to being descendants of Blacktown's Aborigines. Darug Tribal Corporation (DTC) secretary Aunty Sandra Lee said she was given no warning of the decision at last week's extraordina...

Sovereign Union spokesperson Michael Anderson told Tim Roxburgh from 'The Wire' that Isabell Coe would be remembered as one of the strongest and most forthright campaigners for her people. 'The Wire' Community Radio

For decades, Isabell Coe played a key role in the campaign for Indigenous sovereignty and was instrumental in keeping the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra going. The Wiradjuri woman has died in Cowra at the age of 61. Lindy Kerin reports for ABC's 'The World Today'

First Australians call to the Royal family to heed an 1830 promise New Aboriginal heritage laws in Tasmania are another step closer with the announcement of a six-week consultation process. The Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage has released the draft Aboriginal Heritage Protection Bill 2012. The new legislation is predicted to better protect and manage Aboriginal heritage, while at the...

The Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation is in administration, leaving hundreds of employees fearing for their future and community pride shattered. In the past, the BAC won national recognition for services to outstations, employment for Indigenous rangers and support for highly successful Indigenous artists. But in less than three years the BAC has gone from a strong financial position to what's bel...

The sister of an Aboriginal man who died in September, less than two hours after being released from police custody said that her brother suffered from diabetes and needed regular medication. Audio: CAAMA news - http://caama.com.au/radio

Sovereignty: Northern Murray Darling Basin Aboriginal Nations (NBAN). This audio includes an interview with Fred Hooper, NBAN Chairperson. Audio source: 3CR Community Radio Melbourne Program Name: 'Earth Matters'

Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Gerry Georgatos, Darren Axtell talk with Tiga Bayles - Audio file: 98.9FM broadcast on 25 September 2012

It's been a big week for our country on the international stage, with Australia winning a seat on the United Nations Security Council. But not everyone's happy. Founder of the Sovereign Union of the First Nations and Peoples of Australia, Michael Anderson, believes Australia doesn't deserve the seat because of its poor human rights track record. The Union aims to give a voice to and raise the inte...

Tranby Aboriginal College in partnership with Tracker Magazine and Friends of Trabby Presented Tranby Conversations - Aboriginal Social Justice - 'Have we Surrendered' on Tuesday 9th October 2012 Guest Panelists Include Larissa Behrendt - Eualeuai/Gumilaroi, Professor of Law and Indigenous Studies, UTS, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning Michael Anderson (Nyoongar Murri Ghillar) - Euahlayi Nati...

Tranby Aboriginal College in partnership with Tracker Magazine and Friends of Trabby Presented Tranby Conversations - Aboriginal Social Justice - 'Have we Surrendered' on Tuesday 9th October 2012 Guest Panelists Include Larissa Behrendt - Eualeuai/Gumilaroi, Professor of Law and Indigenous Studies, UTS, Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning Michael Anderson (Nyoongar Murri Ghillar) - Euahlai Tribe...

Social Justice conversations at Tranby, Glebe, Sydney - "Have We Surrendered? Speech by Prof Larissa Behrendt Tranby Aboriginal College in partnership with Tracker Magazine and Friends of Trabby Presented Tranby Conversations - Aboriginal Social Justice - 'Have we Surrendered' on Tuesday 9th October 2012 Guest Panelists Include Larissa Behrendt - Eualeuai/Gumilaroi, Professor of Law and Indigenous...

"Have We Surrendered" Q&A hosted by Bob Morgan, CEO Tranby College, Glebe, Sydney. Tranby Aboriginal College in partnership with Tracker Magazine and Friends of Trabby Presented Tranby Conversations - Aboriginal Social Justice - 'Have we Surrendered' on Tuesday 9th October 2012 Guest Panelists Include Larissa Behrendt - Eualeuai/Gumilaroi, Professor of Law and Indigenous Studies, UTS, Jumbunna...