Eddie Koiki Mabo's 10-year struggle for justice had succeeded in the High Court. Gail Mabo gave birth to a boy she named William the day before she buried her father.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has arrived on Mer Island, Eddie Mabo's birth and resting place, as part of a week-long stay in the Torres Strait.

Eddie "Koiki" Sambo was born on the island in 1936, but his mother died when he was an infant, leaving him to be raised by his uncle, Benny Mabo. Eddie attended a missionary school, which the ...

Eddie Mabo, a role model for a nation with unfinished business. Credit: The Age. ... Eddie Mabo was told that the Crown held title to the place of his birth.

Kaleb Mabo is restoring his grandfather's resting place, while also seeking to change the way his legacy is remembered. Kaleb and his mother Gail Mabo returned to the grave site of Eddie Mabo on ...

Now, the daughter of Torres Strait Islander land rights hero Eddie Mabo feels the next step in her father’s legacy is almost within reach. “His wishes were to unite a country, not divide a ...

Eddie Mabo had challenged the very ideological establishment of Australia and the first Australians. He had refused to surrender his interests, or those of his people, to the domination of others.

Eddie Mabo had challenged the very ideological establishment of Australia and the first Australians. He had refused to surrender his interests, or those of his people, to the domination of others.