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Mabo Day in Melbourne: Country, strength, connection and language celebrated on anniversary of momentous land rights decision
John Wayne Parsons was a teenager when he met — and was told to look out for big...
Jarred Cross 4 Jun 2026
Mabo Day reflections centre truth, Indigenous rights at AIATSIS Summit
The AIATSIS Summit on the Gold Coast marked Mabo Day with reflections on truth,...
Legal landmark celebrated with free Mabo Day concert
A watershed moment in Australian history that paved the way for native land righ...
Lloyd Jones (AAP) 3 Jun 2026
Explainer: What was the Mabo decision and what did it mean for Native Title?
The Mabo case ended in an historic High Court decision in 1992 that rejected 'te...
Joseph Guenzler 19 Aug 2025
Naarm gathers to celebrate the Torres Strait and Eddie Mabo's legacy on Mabo Day
On an ordinary day, arriving home from school, a 15-year-old Gail Mabo was told...
Jarred Cross 4 Jun 2025
Mabo’s Legacy, Language, and Lore: Day Two at the AIATSIS Summit on Larrakia Country

The second day of the AIATSIS Summit 2025 opened gently yet powerfully on Larrakia Country with a moving morning performance—rhythmically calm, visually elegant, and spiritually grounding.

Indigenous rights 'under attack' in youth crime reforms

The rights of Indigenous Australians are under attack and children have been subjected to "egregious breaches" of human rights, a leading advocate says.

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Rachael Ward May 31, 2025
Indigenous-led centre launched, continuing Mabo legacy

It was more than 30 years ago when a landmark legal case, brought about by Eddie Koiki Mabo and fellow Mer Islanders, recognised the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to their lan...

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Keira Jenkins Mar 4, 2025
Yoorrook Justice Commission throws support behind Queensland truth-telling inquiry

The fall out of the Queensland government's decision to cancel the state's truth-telling inquiry continues, with Victoria's own truth-telling body labelling the decision "devastating".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 4, 2024
Kristal West's tribute to her grandparents Eddie and Bonita Mabo

Kristal West takes great pride in her family storylines from the Piadram, Manbarra, Palawa, and Nywagi communities. Set to perform at the Perth International Cabaret Festival, Ms West's latest perform...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke May 30, 2024
Summit's timely deep dive into significance of First Nations culture

Organisers of the highly anticipated 2023 Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Studies (AIATSIS) Summit have hailed the week-long event an overwhelming success.

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David Prestipino Jun 18, 2023
'Story of reconciliation' remembered on Mabo Day

More than four decades ago, Torres Strait Island man Eddie Koiki Mabo was invited to speak at a land rights conference in Townsville. A lawyer heard the 1981 speech at James Cook University about the...

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Rudi Maxwell Jun 3, 2023
Gail Mabo unveils landmark artwork for Townsville hospital

Renowned Torres Strait Islander artist Gail Mabo has unveiled a stunning six metre-high artwork on the façade of Mater Private Hospital Townsville's new car park.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 7, 2022
Mabo's grandson in push to make Mabo Day a national public holiday

Kaleb Mabo wants to see the day honouring his grandfather, Eddie Koiki Mabo, to be made a national public holiday. Mabo Day on June 3 is an official holiday in the Torres Strait but is not recognised...

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Apr 11, 2022
Grandson's mission to restore Eddie Mabo's island home

When Eddie Koiki Mabo's grandson, Kaleb Mabo, returned to the land his grandfather fought so hard for, he found it abandoned and overrun by the jungle and sea.

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Mar 29, 2022
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