Arif Furqan, a writer and researcher in Yogyakarta, who focuses on the literature of indigenous Australians, celebrates the achievements and legacy of Eddie Mabo. Why was the Mabo decision so ...

Mabo Day commemorates Torres Strait Islander Eddie Koiki Mabo and his role in overturning the “terra nullius” declaration - which claimed that Australia was once land belonging to no-one.

In doing this the AFL will acknowledge the legacy of this decision and the profound work of Mer (Murray) Islander, the late Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo. The major consequence of Mabo’s efforts was to change ...

Mabo Day commemorates Eddie Koiki Mabo and his successful High Court campaign to officially recognise his people’s ownership of Mer Island in the Torres Strait and overturn the legal fiction of terra ...