For two centuries, the British and then white Australians operated under a fallacy, that somehow Aboriginal people did not exist or have land rights before the first settlers arrived in 1788.

Kulasegaram Sanchayan presents the man who changed that - Eddie Koiki Mabo, an Australian man from the Torres Strait Islands. Eddie Mabo is known for his role in campaigning for Indigenous land rights and for his role in a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia which overturned the legal doctrine of terra nullius ("land belonging to nobody") which characterised Australian law with regard to land and title; and also talks about matters related to legal affairs.

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Other episodes in this series:

First Australians: Part 1

SBS Tamil

02/11/202310:15

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Episode 2

First Australians: Part 2

SBS Tamil

09/11/202311:19

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Episode 3

First Australians: Part 3

SBS Tamil

22/11/202311:15

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Episode 4

First Australians: Part 4

SBS Tamil

23/11/202311:15

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Episode 5

First Australians: Part 5

SBS Tamil

30/11/202312:15

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Episode 6

First Australians: Part 6

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07/12/202311:35

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Episode 7

First Australians: Part 7

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14/12/202311:19

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Episode 8

First Australians: Part 8

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21/12/202311:19

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Episode 9

First Australians: Part 9

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28/12/202311:15

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Episode 10

First Australians: Part 10

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04/01/202411:35

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Episode 11

First Australians: Part 11

SBS Tamil

17/01/202411:31

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Episode 12

First Australians: Part 12

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17/01/202410:25

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