Gail Mabo, die Tochter von Eddie Mabo. Source: AAP
It's been 30 years since the Mabo ruling in Australia - what about indigenous rights? In fact, when Captain James Cook took possession of Australia for the British Crown, he did so on the assumption that the country was "Terra Nullius" - a no man's land. The British ignored the fact that a number of indigenous peoples had already settled the continent. But exactly 30 years ago, the indigenous Eddie Mabo managed to have this declared null and void in court. But what has happened since then for Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders?
It's been 30 years since the Mabo ruling in Australia - what about indigenous rights? In fact, when Captain James Cook took possession of Australia for the British Crown, he did so on the assumption that the country was "Terra Nullius" - a no man's land. The British ignored the fact that a number of indigenous peoples had already settled the continent. But exactly 30 years ago, the indigenous Eddie Mabo managed to have this declared null and void in court. But what has happened since then for Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders?
