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Eddie Mabo played a large role in the Mabo High Court Case (1992) which subsequently led to major changes in Australia's land ownership laws. The legal doctrine of "Terra Nullius" was overturned. Also, the Native Title Act (1993) was passed and the National Native Title Tribunal was established as a result the Mabo Case. Mabo also challenged public perceptions of Indigenous rights during his time and promoted Indigenous equality through his activism.
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.
It is disrespectful to say because Eddie Mabo did a very respectful thing in Australia's/ Aboriginal 's history.
They are 2 separate cases the Wik case was helped by the victory of the Mabo land rights case.
Eddie Mabo campaigned for indigenous land rights and believed that indigenous people had the right to own land.
Assuming you mean Eddie Mabo - the campaigner, he was born in Queensland, Australia.
- Human rights medal - 1992 Australian of the year
His aim was to help the indigenous people get their land rights back. He did this by successfully taking the case, well known as 'The Mabo Case', to court and used the Terra Nullius beliefs to convince the high court to give their land rights back.
Annie Mabo is the mother of Eddie Mabo.
Mabo (properly cited Mabo [no2] 175 CLR 1) related to the concept of native title. This dispute put in question the validity of the use of 'Terra Nullius' as a means of establishing English law under the doctrine of reception. It was found that the land did belong to the aborigines, and hence should have been conquered rather than settled by the first fleet.