Mabo Day is marked on the 3rd of June every year with a public holiday in the Torres Strait Islands, closing National Reconciliation Week. But just who was Eddie Mabo, and why was he so important in the fight for Indigenous land rights?
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Who was Eddie Mabo?
Eddie Mabo and Jack Wailu in 1990 Source: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - AAP
Mabo Day is marked on the 3rd of June every year with a public holiday in the Torres Strait Islands, closing National Reconciliation Week. But just who was Eddie Mabo, and why was he so important in the fight for Indigenous land rights?
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By Amy Hall, Nick Baker
Presented by Carol Kalauz
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