Who are the 'Original Sovereigns' who were camped out at Old Parliament House and what are their aims?
- Written by Toni Hassan, Adjunct research fellow, Charles Sturt University
The politics swirling around Canberra’s Aboriginal Tent Embassy – set up on the lawns opposite Old Parliament House 50 years ago – have always been complex.
These politics got more layered this summer when protesters not formally connected to the embassy – people calling themselves the Original Sovereigns –defaced and...