and ▁his ▁b oss ▁at ▁Department ▁of ▁Ab original ▁Affairs ), ▁affected ▁younger ▁AP G ▁members . ▁Per kins ' ▁later ▁organization ▁of ▁Ab original ▁football ▁car n iv als ▁led ▁to ▁Geoff ▁Clark ▁and ▁Michael ▁Mans ell ▁first ▁meeting . ▁Development ▁of ▁early ▁AP G ▁political ▁thought ▁to ▁move ▁away ▁from ▁Australian ▁government ▁dependence ▁took ▁its ▁roots ▁in ▁academic ▁writ ings ▁of ▁Kevin ▁Gilbert ' s ▁Tre aty ▁ 8 8 , ▁O od ger oo ▁No on u cc al ▁and ▁Jack ▁Davis ' s ▁poetry ▁and ▁Paul ▁Co e ' s ▁lit ig ation ▁for ▁Ab original ▁so vere ig nt y ▁in ▁Co e ▁v ▁Commonwealth ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Foundation ▁of ▁the ▁AP G ▁Word ▁quickly ▁spread ▁about ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁AP G . ▁The ▁first ▁public ▁announ cement ▁of ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁AP G ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁T ran by ▁College , ▁G le be , ▁Sydney ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁run ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Cook . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁the ▁AP G ▁held ▁a ▁national ▁meeting ▁at ▁Hob art , ▁Tas mania ▁where ▁an ▁E ld ers ▁Council ▁was ▁established . ▁Queensland er ▁Joe ▁Mc Gu iness , ▁a ▁strong ▁union ist ▁and ▁campaign er ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁refer endum , ▁head ed ▁up ▁the ▁E ld ers ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁AP G ▁issues ▁Ab original ▁pass ports ▁and ▁Ab original ▁birth ▁certific ates . ▁Pass ports ▁are ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁declaring