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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

The Australian Government acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present.

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30th Anniversary of Mabo Day

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Eddie Mabo

Mabo Day is a momentous day in Australia’s history. Read some of the stories we’ve published over the years about the High Court decision, those involved and what it meant for Indigenous Australians.

Today, 3 June, is the 30th Anniversary of Mabo Day, the day when Australian law changed, when the rights of Indigenous Australians changed and when Australia itself changed.

This day marks the end of Reconciliation Week when Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians remember past wrongs and celebrate the righting of those wrongs.

(Of course, Reconciliation Week begins each year on 27 May, the day in 1967 when ‘more than 90% of Australians voted ‘yes’ in a referendum to reduce inequality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.’)

Over the years, Indigenous.gov.au has published stories and announcements about Mabo Day, its key actors and the changes wrought by the historic High Court decision in Mabo v Queensland (No 2).

We invite you to read or re-read those items especially the prominent stories listed below.