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Commemorating Eddie Mabo and his legacy

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Eddie Mabo and Jack Wailu in 1990

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June the 3rd is Mabo Day, commemorating Torres Strait Island Man, Eddie Koiki Mabo whose successful campaign overturned the legal fiction of terra nullius. The day also marks the end of National Reconciliation Week. But who was Eddie Koiki Mabo?

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June the 3rd is Mabo Day, commemorating Torres Strait Island Man, Eddie Koiki Mabo whose successful campaign overturned the legal fiction of terra nullius. The day also marks the end of National Reconciliation Week. But who was Eddie Koiki Mabo?

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