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Tagged: land rights

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Land Bilong Islanders: Terra nullius
Professor Garth Nettheim presents historic background to the Murray Island case accompanied by footage of the Torres Strait Islands. Summary by Liz McNiven.
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Land Bilong Islanders: Murray Island law
The clip begins with a black-and-white photograph of the Murray Island Courthouse taken in November 1898. The plaintiffs’ lawyers discuss the importance of some of the cases heard by the Murray...
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Mabo: An Address to the Nation - The national interest
Prime Minister Paul Keating outlines the basic principles of the Mabo legislation, the Native Title Act 1993. While Indigenous Australians, landowners and governments will not get everything they...
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Mabo: An Address to the Nation - ‘An issue the country could not ignore’
Prime Minister Paul Keating acknowledges past injustices perpetrated on Indigenous Australians and affirms the High Court of Australia’s Mabo decision to recognise native title. Summary by Richard...
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Mabo: Life of an Island Man
This is a film about Eddie Mabo – the man whose name lives on in a High Court ruling that has forever altered Australian life. Mabo – Life of an Island Man is the story of a small island and an...
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