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Eddie did win his case and the government overturned the common law of terra nullius to give the land back to the Murray island peopple

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Eddie Mabo died before his last case. Land rigts and native title was ammended.


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What did Eddie Mabo's campaign for federation involve?

Eddie Mabo campaign involved him fighting for the land which was rightfully his. This case was taken to court because the British claimed it as 'Terra Nulius' which means 'no one's land' or no man's land. He died before this case ended and he won the case.


How did Eddie Mabo die?

Eddie Mabo campaigned for Indigenous land rights. He was involved in a landmark case which overturned the long held view that Australia was empty when Europeans arrived called terra nullius and awarded Aboriginals right to the land, this was called native title.


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