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Australian politics explainer: the Mabo decision and native title April 27, 2017
The ConversationThe Mabo decision changed Australia’s concept of land ownership.
Read moreChallenging Terra Nullius | NRW 2020
National LibraryTerra nullius—meaning land belonging to no-one—was the legal concept used by the British government to justify the settlement of Australia.
View WebsiteEddie Mabo film: Land Bilong Islanders
Screen Australia Digital LearningDirector Trevor Graham made Land Bilong Islanders in 1989 during the Mabo land title case.
View WebsiteEddie Mabo, the man behind Mabo Day
National Indigenous Australians AgencyOn 3 June, Australians commemorate Mabo Day, marking the anniversary of the historic Mabo decision.
View WebsiteFounding Documents – Mabo v Queensland No. 2 1992
Museum of Australian DemocracyThe judgments of the High Court in the Mabo case inserted the legal doctrine of native title into Australian law.
View WebsiteHonouring Mabo
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous CorporationsOn 3 June 2019 a successful Mabo Day celebration was hosted by a Cairns-based corporation of Meriam People of Mer (Murray Island).
View WebsiteI was wrong on Mabo: Kennett (2002)
The AgeAlmost 10 years after he warned that suburban back yards could be at risk from claims flowing from the Mabo decision, Jeff Kennett has conceded his fears were unfounded.
Read moreLand rights and native title: What’s the difference? | RN
ABC NewsLand rights and native title aren't the same thing. Dr Heidi Norman explains the difference.
Watch videoMabo and Native Title
Australians TogetherExplore the Mabo case decision which acknowledged the dispossession of Indigenous people.
View WebsiteMabo Day & Native Title – Behind the News
Behind the NewsMabo Day, on June 3rd, celebrates the life and work of Eddie Mabo who fought to disprove terra nullius.
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Mabo v Queensland (“Mabo case”)
Australasian Legal Information InstituteAustralasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII), a joint facility of UTS and UNSW Faculties of Law.
Read moreMy father Eddie Mabo at Happiness & Its Causes 2014
Happiness & Its CausesAn emotional and highly personal insight into the life of Eddie Mabo
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