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Western Australia
Mabo sparks battle over State's rights
Newspaper
1993
land tenure, States' rights, Western Australia
WA blacks make huge land claim
Newspaper
1992-
Court, Richard, CRA, High Court Decision, 03/06/1992, mining, native title claim, States' rights, Western Australia
PM warns states not to challenge Mabo
Newspaper
1993
High Court judgement, High Court of Australia, Native Title Act (1993), Native Title Amendment Bill, States' rights, Western Australia
The Western Australian Government response to Mabo
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1993
Court, Richard, mining, political reaction, recognition, The Land Titles and Traditional Usages Act, Western Australia
The arguments in the case
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1995
Australian Court Case, Canberra, International Convention, Mabo v Queensland No.1, Mabo v Queensland No.2, Native Title Act (1993), Racial Discrimination Act , 1975 , Teddy Biljabu and Ors v Western Australia (1995), The Land Titles and Traditional Usages Act, WA v Commonwealth, Western Australia
The decision of the Court
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1995
Canberra, extinguishment, High Court of Australia, Native Title Act (1993), Racial Discrimination Act, sovereignty, WA v Commonwealth, Western Australia
The High Court of Australia, in WA v Cth (The Native Title Act case)
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1995
Canberra, Native Title Act (1993), recognition, WA v Commonwealth, Western Australia
The Miriuwung Gajerrong Determination
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1998
determinations, Federal Court of Australia, Kimberleys, Miriuwung Gajerrong peoples, native title claim, Northern Territory, Western Australia
Miriuwung Gajerrong & Resources
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1998
Australian Court Case, Canada, coexistence, Delgamuukw, determinations, Federal Court of Australia, Kimberleys, Miriuwung Gajerrong peoples, Miriuwung Gajerrong Peoples v Western Australia (1998), native title claim, Supreme Court of Canada, Western Australia, Wik
Diversity & Unity
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cultural preservation, culture, custom, fishing, hunting, land use, language, language, Tasmania, Western Australia, Western Desert
Earl Grey - An Historical Teaser
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1848
Grey, Earl, High Court of Australia, land ownership, New South Wales, pastoral industry, pastoral lease, pastoralism, Queen Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Wik
Self-government & Philanthropy
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1800s
colonialism, colonialism, colonisation, colonists, compensation, conquest, Grey, Earl, land tenure, migration, New South Wales, Queensland, rations, reserves, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Walter Baldwin Spencer Regrets
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1884-1938
Alice Springs, anthropology, Baldwin Spencer, Walter, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, religion, reserves, South Australia, Western Australia
Moore River, WA
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1918-1951
assimilation, Moore River, racism, reserves, settlements, supervision, Western Australia
Noonkanbah
Topic
1979
activism, Fitzroy Crossing, Kimberleys, mining, Noonkanbah, resistance, unionism, Western Australia
Noonkanbah, a History
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1880-1980
activism, activism, Court, Sir Charles, Fitzroy Crossing, Fraser, Malcolm, Kimberleys, mining, Noonkanbah, resistance, unionism, Western Australia
Western Australia
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1979-1984
Hawke, Bob, land rights, Noonkanbah, States' rights, Western Australia
The Hawke Government's failure to live up its five principles of land rights
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1983-1986
Australian Labor Party, Hawke, Bob, land rights, Western Australia
The nineteenth century roots of late twentieth century 'enlightenment'
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1967 referendum, activism, anthropology, Australian Labor Party, Dunstan, Don, Hawke, Bob, humanitarians, land rights, Mabo judgement, New South Wales, Noonkanbah, Northern Territory, Queensland, Ranger Uranium Mine, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Whitlam, Gough, Yunupingu, Galarrwuy
High Court Challenge - WA vs Commonwealth
Topic
1995
backlash, Court, Richard, mining, native title, Native Title Act (1993), pastoral industry, WA v Commonwealth, Western Australia
What price native rights?
Newspaper
1997
Common Law, compensation, extinguishment, land tenure, National Native Title Tribunal, Native Title Act (1993), NSW Acquisition Act, Western Australia, Wik
Premiers push partial extinguishment
Newspaper
1997
backlash, Court, Richard, extinguishment, native title, Western Australia
Secession in the Kimberlys
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High Court of Australia, Kimberleys, land tenure, Western Australia