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Has the government failed to protect Torres Strait culture from rising seas? The full Federal Court is about to decide

In the Torres Strait, sea levels are rising twice as fast as the global average.

The Conversation

Legal landmark celebrated with free Mabo Day concert

Mabo Day will be celebrated with a free concert to mark the watershed legal decision paving the way for native land title claims across Australia.

AAP

Traditional owners have filed a native title claim over Melbourne. What does this mean for the city?

More than 30 years after Mabo’s historic high court win, almost 50% of Australia is covered by some kind of land agreement with First Nations peoples

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Indigenous-led centre launched, continuing Mabo legacy

Helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities leverage their native title rights for economic growth will be the focus of a new centre.

AAP

I mourn the loss of Australia’s Indigenous voice vote – and won’t forgive the media’s mendacity

The polls had been favourable until a brutal press campaign kicked in against this kindly, long-overdue change, says novelist Thomas Keneally

The Guardian - UK

Timeline: Indigenous Voice, treaty and truth in Australia

Indigenous people’s 60,000 years of connection to their country should be recognised, leaders say.

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Voice to Parliament court saga offering echoes of the Indigenous rights battles around Mabo, Wik decisions

A deep divide has arisen over the High Court and role it could play over a Voice to Parliament. For some, it's raising echoes of past Indigenous rights battles, writes Elizabeth Byrne.

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Decades after Eddie Mabo's historic native title case, a new court victory brings his dream full circle

When five Indigenous groups came together on a native title claim, their traditional singing was crucial evidence. Now they're celebrating a landmark legal outcome.

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How Patty Mills is using basketball to highlight importance of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament vote

Patty Mills's family have been instrumental in pursuing Indigenous recognition for decades. The Boomers star is continuing their legacy through his beloved sport.

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$Aboriginal land councils condemn Northern Territory government’s proposed fracking rules$

Aboriginal land councils condemn Northern Territory government’s proposed fracking rules

A powerful Aboriginal land council has accused the NT government of treating traditional owners with contempt over its plans to legislate changes that allow companies to sell gas fracked during the "appraisal phase".

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Friday essay: 30 years after Mabo, what do Australia's battler stories – and their evasions – say about who we are?

The Mabo decision in 1992 was a turning point for Australia. It finally overturned the dishonest doctrine of terra nullius and recognised Indigenous land rights. It was a moment of hope, accompanied by a productive tension.

The Conversation

Live-streamed event: Top thinkers explore the life and legacy of Eddie Mabo

Eddie Mabo was a Meriam man, educator and campaigner for land rights. Now famously known as the Mabo Case, Mabo and other community members won their action against federal and state governments to claim native title to the Murray Islands. Unfortunately, Mabo passed away before seeing this final verdict.

The Conversation

Eddie Mabo's grandson Kaleb continues legacy with work to restore Mer Island

Kaleb Mabo was always curious about the home his grandfather Eddie "Koiki" Mabo fought so hard to protect, but it was on a return visit three years ago that he was inspired to act.

ABC News

Eddie Mabo and Gerard Brennan overturned the terra nullius policy and changed Australia forever

As a young reporter, I saw a listing for a case at the High Court of Australia. Few Australians then knew the name Eddie Mabo but I sensed this case may change Australia, says Stan Grant in this extract from his 2022 Mabo Lecture.

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Our business schools have a blindspot that's hindering a more co-operative culture

Tranby is an Indigenous adult education school in the inner-city Sydney suburb of Glebe. Founded in 1957, its graduates include Eddie Mabo, who went on to win the most significant land rights legal battle in Australian history – overturning the fiction of terra nullius.

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It's 30 years since the Mabo decision was handed down, overturning terra nullius

Today marks 30 years since the Mabo decision was handed down in the High Court, overturning the concept of terra nullius, which claimed Australia was owned by no-one prior to white settlement.

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The Loop: Queen's Jubilee celebrations kick off, businesses fear collapse over energy prices, and 30th anniversary for Mabo

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Eddie Mabo changed Australia. Thirty years on, what's his legacy?

As Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo sketched out his plans to shake the foundations of Australian law, he told his teenage daughter his prophecy: "One day, all of Australia will know my name." He was right.

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The Guardian - AU

Thirty years on, the Uluru Statement from the Heart campaign can draw inspiration from Mabo

A notable early similarity of the Albanese and Keating Labor governments is a key focus on Australia’s First Nations peoples

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