▁Ind igen ous ▁Australian ▁independence ▁movement . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ear lier ▁activity ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁an ▁Ab original ▁government ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁some ▁Ab original ▁deleg ates ▁of ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Land ▁Coun c ils ▁at ▁its ▁meeting ▁at ▁Ja J a ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁The ▁Federation ▁was ▁a ▁powerful ▁national ▁body ▁but ▁which ▁pretty ▁much ▁limited ▁its ▁invol vement ▁to ▁land ▁issues . ▁Some ▁Federation ▁members ▁felt ▁the ▁Ab original ▁cause ▁had ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁another ▁level , ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁any ▁new ▁body ▁should ▁reflect ▁a ▁bro ader ▁horizon ▁while ▁complement ing ▁existing ▁Ab original ▁groups . ▁The ▁" Pro vis ional " ▁aspect ▁was ▁included ▁for ▁two ▁reasons : ▁first , ▁this ▁Ab original ▁body ▁would ▁fost er ▁a ▁transition ▁from ▁white ▁government ▁control ▁to ▁an ▁event ual ▁full - b low n ▁black ▁national ▁government . ▁Second , ▁the ▁AP G ▁was ▁not ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁govern ▁Ab original ▁people ▁but ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁political ▁vehicle ▁for ▁self - det erm ination ▁asp ir ations . ▁Bob ▁We ather all , ▁Jos ie ▁C raw sh aw , ▁Geoff ▁Clark , ▁Clar rie ▁Isa acs , ▁Michael ▁Mans ell , ▁Rob bie ▁Thor pe , ▁Kath y ▁Craig ie , ▁and ▁Ly all ▁Mun ro ▁J nr ▁were ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁AP G . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Per kins ' ▁early ▁efforts ▁of ▁freedom ▁r ides ▁in ▁NS W ▁and ▁his ▁public ▁arguments ▁with ▁polit icians ▁(