Mabo v Queensland (No 1) (1988), striking down the Coast Islands Act under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
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Eddie Mabo, a man from the Torres Strait Islands who fought a court case, attempting to assert a legal title over his tribe's traditional lands
One of his most celebrated roles was that of senior counsel in the Mabo case, which abolished the doctrine of terra nullius and recognised Aboriginal land rights in Australian law for the first time.
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Castan spent 10 years preparing and arguing the case on behalf of Eddie Mabo, for which he received widespread acclaim.
Eddie Mabo | Mabo | Bonita Mabo |