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jan 1, 1981 - A land rights conference is held at James Cook University where Mr Mabo makes a speech outlining the land ownership and inheritance system on Murray Island.

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A lawyer at the conference suggests there should be a test case on claiming land rights through the court system.

Central to the case is challenging the concept of terra nullius - that land claimed by Europeans on white settlement was uninhabited.

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jan 1, 1981
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~ 44 years ago