Mabo Day
A watershed moment in Australian history that paved the way for native land rights claims will be celebrated with a free concert on Mabo Day.
On an ordinary day, arriving home from school, a 15-year-old Gail Mabo was told by her father "one day, everyone will know my name". Naarm gathered on Tuesday night to celebrate Torres Strait culture...
Ayers Rock Resort will observe National Reconciliation Week with a program of cultural storytelling, art exhibitions and film screenings. The activities will highlight truth-telling and Anangu knowled...
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...
While most Australians took a day off on Australia/Invasion Day this year, MJD Foundation's staff were having one of their most productive days in the office.
Australians are a proud bunch, but for all our chest-beating we lack two very key dates in our annual diaries to reflect this. Our nation has five national public holidays to celebrate a Middle Easter...
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...
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