The Mabo Decisions

Many people have heard of the Mabo case but few realise that there were actually two Mabo cases.

• Read Pearson text p130 - 131 and answer the following question:-

           What was the finding of the High Court in Mabo v Qld No. 1?

• The following article is about the famous Mabo case, Mabo v Queensland (No.2) (1992) 175 CLR 1. Read the article  Court upholds right to native title SMH 4th June 1992

              i. What did the court have to say about the notion of terra nullius?

             ii. The court declared that the Meriam peoples were entitled to a form of native title. 

                  What does this title involve?

            iii. What important word was missing from the High Court's outline of the Meriam

                 peoples entitlements?

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