The 10th anniversary of the Australian High Court Mabo Decision (2002) | Retro Focus | ABC Australia

Subscribe ✅ and tap the notification bell 🔔 to be delivered Australian stories every day: http://ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe On June 3, 1992, the High Court handed down its decision on Mabo v Queensland (No 2), the landmark case known as Mabo, in which people from the Torres Strait island of Mer fought to establish their traditional ownership of the Murray Islands. The High Court ruled that the doctrine of 'terra nullius' should not have been applied to Australia and that the common law of Australia would recognise native title. Following the Mabo judgement, the Federal Parliament passed the Native Title Act 1993 which established a legal framework for native title claims throughout Australia. Join the ABC Australia community on social media! http://abc.net.au/ Facebook:   / abc   Twitter:   / abcaustralia   Instagram:   / abcaustralia   This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. ******** Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).