1 janv. 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.
Description:
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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Date:
1 janv. 1981
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 44 ans