ben's Mabo decision

By Izzy.King

  • Land rights conference at James Cook university

    A lands right meeting was held at the James Cook university and Eddie Mabo made a speech about land ownership and land inheritance on Murray island

  • Legal Claim for ownership of Murray Island is made

    Eddie Mabo along with Sam Passi, David Pass, Celuia Mapo Salee and James Rice made a legal claim for ownership of Murray Island

  • The Queensland Government passes the Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act

  • The High Court finds the Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act Invalid

  • The High Court rejects terra nullius

  • Prime Minister Paul Keating makes the Redfern address

  • The High Court makes the Wik Decision

  • The Native Title Act is tabled in the Federal Parliment