[2] In the late 1980s Tasmanian activist Michael Mansell introduced an Aboriginal Passport.
The passports were used to get into Libya and Mansell in an interview said that it was the "first time I've had any other country recognise the fact that I'm not Australian".
[3] On the delegation's return to Australia they were detained by immigration officials until they produced Australian documentation.
[5] In September 2012, the Indigenous Social Justice Association, an Australian group which wants recognition of Aboriginal sovereignty, showed their support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by giving him an Aboriginal Nations passport.
[8] In September 2014, four Indigenous Australian activists were permitted to re-enter Australia from Canada using "Aboriginal Provisional Government" passports but were warned not to attempt it again.