Eddie Mabo

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Eddie Mabo changed Australia. Thirty years on, what's his legacy? (ABC News)

As Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo sketched out his plans to shake the foundations of Australian law, he told his teenage daughter his prophecy: "One day, ...

I think with every generation there's a different mark-up and I think we've just got to keep the line," she said. "Native Title is not a black-based rights system to land. That was the proudest moment." "I think [the Native Title process] is useless. so it's a good first step." It's a wonderful thing for people to be able to get to the table, but in regards to real rights for us and land rights it's not fair," she said.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Mabo Day. Here's what it is and ... (SBS)

Mabo Day commemorates Torres Strait Islander Eddie Koiki Mabo and his role in overturning the “terra nullius” declaration - which claimed that Australia was ...

It was truly a landmark decision that changed Australia for the better,” he said. But now with this time, 30 years on ... people can actually say, 'we understand that now, and we will stand alongside you, and acknowledge Mabo - the man who abolished terra nullius'. Because this is not right, we have a right to our land, and to be able to hand it down to our children'." "My father’s legacy is not just for me; it’s for everybody. "I was in awe of everything he did. The case ran for 10 years. "For him, to have no right to that land, that’s where he got that fire in his belly to go, 'You know what? The following year, the parliament passed the Native Title Act 1993 to “provide a national system for the recognition and protection of native title and for its co-existence with the national land management system”. What followed became known as the ‘Mabo Case’. Gail described her father as a man who was "short in stature, but big in voice" and whose passion was to "fight for the underdog". According to AIATSIS, Mr Mabo's time working on campus as a gardener at James Cook University was a “turning point” when he learned that he and other Murray Islanders didn’t own the land they had lived on for thousands of years - and that it was Crown land. “He worked with the waterside workers in Townsville and he sat in a bar and insisted that he was entitled to be served a drink when Aboriginal people and Islander people were not allowed into bars in the early days.”

Thirty years on from Mabo, truth telling recognises Torres Strait ... (Media Statements)

Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Craig Crawford said truth-telling was fundamental to progressing a Path to Treaty in Queensland.

“The Queensland Government is committed to walking the journey of reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.” “The ideal start to life for any child is to be nurtured in a loving family, and for generations, Torres Strait Islander children have been cared for in strong, loving families under traditional child-raising practice,” Mr Maza said. Minister for Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships

The significance of Mabo Day (AFL Players Association)

Alicia Janz is a Meriam Mer woman and former Fremantle and West Coast AFLW player. She has penned a thought-provoking piece about Eddie Mabo and the ...

Whilst it was a momentous win, what then did this mean for settlers that possessed, excavated and benefited for over 75 per cent of ‘stolen’ Australian land? Sadly, he passed away a few months prior to hearing the court decide in his favour. Alicia Janz is a Meriam Mer woman and former Fremantle and West Coast AFLW player.

Mabo Day's 30th anniversary: What is it and why it is significant? (The Canberra Times)

Named in honour of Torres Strait Islander campaigner Eddie Mabo, the decision overturned 200 years of 'Terra Nullius'. The doctrine had previously refused ...

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Eddie Mabo

Eddie Mabo changed Australia. Thirty years on, what's his legacy? (ABC News)

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Mabo Day. Here's what it is and ... (SBS)

Thirty years on from Mabo, truth telling recognises Torres Strait ... (Media Statements)

The significance of Mabo Day (AFL Players Association)

Mabo Day's 30th anniversary: What is it and why it is significant? (The Canberra Times)

Mabo Day's 30th anniversary: What is it and why it is significant? (Eden Magnet)

New hope 30 years after Mabo - +61J (Plus61 J Media)

Mabo Day's 30th anniversary: What is it and why is it significant? (Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser)

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