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Explore changing experiences of democracy and citizenship through the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, focusing on land rights and the significance of Mabo Day.
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4:00 | Published 4 years ago
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Land Rights

The last day of Reconciliation Week is Mabo Day, the anniversary of a big court decision that recognised Aboriginal and Torres s

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3:36 | Published 4 years ago
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Mabo Day explained

Behind The News explains the significance for the Mabo decision to Indigenous land rights in Australia.

Indigenous Australians
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7:38 | Published 2 years ago
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Mabo Invasion - clip from Message Stick

This short clip succinctly explains the history of indigenous land rights and Eddie Mabo's role in establishing rights in the fa

Indigenous Australians
Community clip
3:42 | Published 5 years ago
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Mabo Day, Eddie Mabo and terra nullius

Behind The News reviews the significance of the Mabo decision in the history of Indigenous land rights in Australia.

Indigenous Australians
Community clip
4:14 | Published 5 years ago
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Behind The News - Mabo clip

June 3rd marks the anniversary of the Australian High Court's landmark Mabo decision which gave important land rights to Indigen

News and current affairs
24:30 | Published 4 years ago
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Behind The News

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Thai Troubles/Land Rights/Palm Oil/Diabetes Awareness/Silent Films

BtN looks at why Australians are being warned about holidaying in Thailand, and there are teacher resources available for our stories on Palm Oil and Silent Films.

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Community clip
9:45 | Published 3 years ago
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Mabo, the vibe, land rights and the Constitution

Banding together, Darryl, Farouk, Jack and Yvonne move ahead with the David and Goliath case. At court, Dennis struggles to articulate his argument, calling on a broader, ethical understanding of justice, the Constitution and the historical Mabo v Queensland (1992) native title case. Outside, Darryl meets retired barrister Lawrence Hammill and they chat having pride in their children, and the case. Back in court, Darryl discovers they lost. With a heavy heart, Darryl must inform his friends.

Ethical Understanding
12:29 | Published 1 year ago
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ABC Open

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Yamani, Voices of an Ancient Land

For tens of thousands of years, the rich and beautiful sounds of thousands of languages washed across this earth. Over all of Australia it is believed there were more than 500 at one time. Around 200 years ago, a new language began to replace them, sweeping across Australia with such force that some parts of it could no longer hear the voices that told its stories and held its secrets. A deep silence seemed to be looming. Then, finally, a change began. As the volume of the old words faded to a whisper in some places, the people who are their custodians began to take action, calling for respect, for the rights to speak and be heard in their traditional tongues, while stirring everyone to appreciate the treasury of knowledge held in their languages. The Queensland Indigenous Languages Advisory Committee was formed in 2005 in recognition of the need for a state body to advocate for Indigenous languages. Many of the group have known each other for many years prior through informal language networks. Together they have achieved many things for Queensland languages. Over the years the women have found a collective passion for music and song. Some just love to sing and others wants to see their songs passed on the younger women. It was decided that for one meeting the women would each bring a song in their language to share with the others. This contemporary musical gathering seeded the realisation singing in this way gives new life to the ancient process of sharing music between communities, and empowers the participants to share their languages. Join with them, by listening or singing along, to let their ancient lands once again - and in ever louder volume - hear the voices that hold and tell its stories.

Indigenous Australians
24:57 | Published 5 years ago
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John Safran vs God

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Landrights/Buddhism/Freemasons

In this episode, John brokers a land rights claim with Australian Aborigines, "becomes nothingness" at a Zen Buddhist monastery and explores the ties between the Freemasons and Satanism.

Religious studies
8:43 | Published 2 years ago
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Message Stick

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Mabo Invasion

This episode looks back over the history of the land rights and at Eddie Mabo and his role in the case.

Indigenous Australians
8:51 | Published 6 years ago
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Mabo: From Little Things, Big Things Grow

Through the 60s and 70s the Land Rights movement erupted onto the streets across the nation. The Gurindji people walked off Vesty's station and the Aboriginal people of Wreck Bay rejected the government's offer of a lease, stating they wanted full title over their land. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations the dream of regaining their land again was becoming a reality.

Modern history
5:19 | Published 7 years ago
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Australia's Heritage: National Treasures

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Wattie Creek

Wattie Creek entered Australian folklore as the birthplace of the Aboriginal land-rights movement when Prime Minister Gough Whitlam visited the Gurindji people to grant them deeds to their land. The Gurindji rose to national prominence in 1966 when, led by stockman Vincent Lingiari, 200 Aboriginal employees quit slave-labour conditions at Wave Hill cattle station and walked the now National Heritage-listed Wave Hill Walk-off Route to set up a community at Wattie Creek, which they renamed Daguragu. The walk-off began a nine-year labour strike that ended with a win for Indigenous land rights.

History
52:02 | Published 7 years ago
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Dateline

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Libya's Exodus/Israel's Mabo/Wooing East Timor

Yalda Hakim reports on the human cost of the battle over Gaddafi's rule, as thousands of refugees flee across the Libyan border into Tunisia; Is Nuri el Okbi a Bedouin version of Australia's indigenous land rights campaigner Eddie Mabo? Plus, could Australia's long-standing cooperation with its neighbour East Timor be coming under threat from China?

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