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The date is the anniversary of the ''[[Mabo v Queensland (No 2)]]'' decision by the [[High Court of Australia]], which recognised the pre-colonial land interests of [[Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander]] peoples within Australia's [[common law]].<ref name=mdra/><ref name=mdsa/> It commemorates [[Eddie Koiki Mabo]] (''c''. 29 June 1936–21 January 1992),<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldicott|first=Helen|title=Eddie Mabo|url=http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/australians/emabo.htm|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mabo Day|url=http://www.tsra.gov.au/the-torres-strait/events/mabo-day.aspx|publisher=Torres Strait Regional Authority|accessdate=15 March 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312054826/http://www.tsra.gov.au/the-torres-strait/events/mabo-day.aspx|archivedate=12 March 2011}}</ref> a [[Torres Strait Islanders|Torres Strait Islander]] man whose campaign for [[Indigenous land rights in Australia]] led to the court's decision, which overturned the [[legal fiction]] of ''[[terra nullius]]'' that had characterised Australian law with regard to land and title since the [[voyage of James Cook in 1770]].{{cn|date=October 2021}} |
The date is the anniversary of the ''[[Mabo v Queensland (No 2)]]'' decision by the [[High Court of Australia]], which recognised the pre-colonial land interests of [[Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander]] peoples within Australia's [[common law]].<ref name=mdra/><ref name=mdsa/> It commemorates [[Eddie Koiki Mabo]] (''c''. 29 June 1936–21 January 1992),<ref>{{cite web|last=Caldicott|first=Helen|title=Eddie Mabo|url=http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/australians/emabo.htm|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mabo Day|url=http://www.tsra.gov.au/the-torres-strait/events/mabo-day.aspx|publisher=Torres Strait Regional Authority|accessdate=15 March 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312054826/http://www.tsra.gov.au/the-torres-strait/events/mabo-day.aspx|archivedate=12 March 2011}}</ref> a [[Torres Strait Islanders|Torres Strait Islander]] man whose campaign for [[Indigenous land rights in Australia]] led to the court's decision, which overturned the [[legal fiction]] of ''[[terra nullius]]'' that had characterised Australian law with regard to land and title since the [[voyage of James Cook in 1770]].{{cn|date=October 2021}} |
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In 2002, on the tenth anniversary of the High Court decision, Mabo's widow, [[Bonita Mabo]], called for a national public holiday on 3 June. On the eleventh anniversary, in 2003, the [[Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission]] (ATSIC) launched a petition to make 3 June an [[Australian Public Holiday]]. Eddie Mabo Jnr, for the Mabo family, said:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aboriginalheritage.org/news/2013/mabo-day/|title=Mabo Day |
In 2002, on the tenth anniversary of the High Court decision, Mabo's widow, [[Bonita Mabo]], called for a national public holiday on 3 June. On the eleventh anniversary, in 2003, the [[Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission]] (ATSIC) launched a petition to make 3 June an [[Australian Public Holiday]]. Eddie Mabo Jnr, for the Mabo family, said:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aboriginalheritage.org/news/2013/mabo-day/|title=Mabo Day|publisher=Aboriginal Heritage Office|access-date=18 November 2020}}</ref> |
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{{quote|We believe that a public holiday would be fitting to honour and recognise the contribution to the High Court decision of not only my father and his co-plaintiffs, James Rice, Father Dave Passi, Sam Passi and Celuia Salee, but also to acknowledge all Indigenous Australians who have empowered and inspired each other. |
{{quote|We believe that a public holiday would be fitting to honour and recognise the contribution to the High Court decision of not only my father and his co-plaintiffs, James Rice, Father Dave Passi, Sam Passi and Celuia Salee, but also to acknowledge all Indigenous Australians who have empowered and inspired each other. |
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A public holiday would be a celebration all Australians can share in with pride – a celebration of truth that unites Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and a celebration of justice that overturned the legal myth of terra nullius - Mabo symbolises truth and justice and is a cornerstone of Reconciliation.}} |
A public holiday would be a celebration all Australians can share in with pride – a celebration of truth that unites Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and a celebration of justice that overturned the legal myth of terra nullius - Mabo symbolises truth and justice and is a cornerstone of Reconciliation.}} |
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In 2010 a campaign was launched to make it a national holiday in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calls for Mabo Day to be national holiday|url=http://tsd.atsiphj.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72|publisher=Torres Strait Directory|accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref> |
In 2010 a campaign was launched to make it a national holiday in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calls for Mabo Day to be national holiday|url=http://tsd.atsiphj.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72|publisher=Torres Strait Directory|accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref> |
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