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Queensland government

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Queensland government

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Mabo No. 1 blocks Queensland's attempt to extinguish islanders' claims

📅 8 December 1988

The High Court invalidated Queensland legislation intended to extinguish rights in the Torres Strait islands. The decision allowed the Meriam plaintiffs' land claim to continue. Antidiscrimination law...