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'Respect 4 Eddie Mabo' by Rygela Band

In this excerpt the lyrics serve as an oral history of Mabo's struggle and tell the story of his case, making peace with his people (from his homeland of Mer, or Murray Island) and his untimely dea

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Sharon Connolly: 'very important footage'

Sharon Connolly, producer and former CEO of Film Australia (pictured at left in the cover image), talks about her work as producer on the film Land Bilong Islanders (1989, Trevor Graham, A

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Mabo: Life of An Island Man - Eddie's burial on Mer

After the desecration of Eddie Mabo's grave in Townsville his family decide to take his body to Mer and bury him there.

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'Mabo' by Yothu Yindi

This song is an anthem, a celebration. Yothu Yindi, famous for their 1991 song 'Treaty', sing here about Mabo's native title victory and the death of terra nullius.

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Mabo: Life of An Island Man - the origins of the land claim

The Queensland Department of Aboriginal Affairs would not allow Mabo back to Mer, so Eddie stayed in Townsville with his family and became an activist.

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Deep Dive: Trevor Graham and Mabo: Life of an Island Man

To celebrate NAIDOC Week, this month’s Deep Dive looks at Mabo: Life of an Island Man (1997) and features a yarn with Indigenous Connections Manager Tasha James and the film's director, Trevor Graham.

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After Mabo: A country's shame

It is 1993. Dr John Hewson exclaims to the Parliament that the passing of the 'Mabo Bill’ will be a day of shame for Australia.

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Land Bilong Islanders: The claim

This clip introduces Murray Island in the Torres Strait and some of the plaintiffs involved in the claim for native title over the island – James Rice, Father Dave Passi and Koiki 'Eddie’ Mabo.

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Remembering Eddie Mabo

Eddie Mabo - remembering the man behind the monumental land rights case handed down 25 years ago by the High Court of Australia.

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Mabo

On 3 June 1992, the High Court handed down its judgment in the Mabo case.