Queensland rejects the doctrine of terra nullius which until now has been the orthodox legal view of the British settlement of Australia. The view that in 1788 Australia was terra nullius- land belonging to no-one-while attracting increasing criticism in recent years, had neverGregory...
the display tracks a momentous time in Australia’s history, culminating on 3 June 1992 when the High Court of Australia handed down its landmark ruling onMabo v Queensland No 2which established the principle of native title rights in Australian law. ...
Examining the dispossession concept through market inalienability: Mabo v Queensland (No 2)Fatih Bugra Erdem