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and hard work were recognised when he was selected as an Australian of the Year on January 26th 1993 by the Australian newspaper. According to Access and Justice 12e “All the Judges except Justice Dawson agreed that there was a concept of native title at common law. The nature and content of native law was determined by the character of the connection or occupation under traditional laws or customs.” The decision of the High Court was in favour of Eddie Mabo. The decision was purely based on…

connection to the land. This decision also lead to the Native Title Act of 1993 which further recognised that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have rights to, and interests in, certain land because of their traditional laws and customs. These events are important because dispossession and denial of land was the first act in the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Europeans. “Native title is very important to us because it has allowed us to get our…

various sports associations. Title IX was signed into law in 1972, enforcing gender equality through collegiate athletics. Since then, the numbers of female athletes have drastically gone up, while male programs have faced extinction. Sport-leaders and athletes both have very differing views on how the policies have affected collegiate sports. Because of an indefinite legislation, Title IX has helped females in sports, while putting male sports on the brink of extinction. Title IX’s flexible…

Q. 1 Write about 3 lines for each of the following about the significance for Indigenous Land Rights in Australia: (a) “Terra nullius” Terra Nullius means that land without. When Captain Cook and his crew was in Australia , they decided the land was Terra Nullius. They acknowledge Indigenous people because of their primitive life. The High Court's Mabo judgement overturned the Terra Nullius fiction in 1982. (b) Protective legislation Victoria enacted Aboriginal protection act. This act…

thought of title sequences. Not just as being more artistic, but connecting the title sequence with a symbolic connection. The way something is pictured can immediately make someone think of something or make them have an idea in their minds of what the picture is representing. This way of thinking is something nobody ever thought of in the movie industry until Bass came along. After his work in Man with a Golden Arm Bass became a big name in the film industry. He did many popular films title…

(1992) came out with an outstanding conclusion, held at a judgement by a majority of six to one, where the initial claim of terra nullius was invalid at the time of European settlement. The courts’ held that the doctrine was inutile and the native title rights of the Meriam people survived the European settlement. Subsequently, this entitled the Meriam people to ‘possession, occupation, use and enjoyment of (most of) the lands on the Murray Islands.’ Effectively, the obiter dictum held that…

Torres Strait Islands are located between Australia and Papua New Guinea. There have been Torres Strait Islanders as one of the Australian Indigenous group. As another Australian Indigenous group, Aborigines, had been invaded and colonised their land, culture, and life from the eighteenth century, Torres Strait people also had similar, but different experiences through the history. For example, while Aboriginal people’s land settled by the British convicts from the 1788 of the First Fleet,…

Throughout the history of Theatre, we see numerous stories of powerful and brave men overcoming obstacles that deem them heroes. However, the same kinds of roles for women are scarce. It wasn’t until The Spanish Golden Age when the very influential Lope De Vega began to write plays that demonstrated the beauty of well-developed female characters. Of course, there are extremely notable female characters written before Lope De Vega’s time. However, while iconic in their own right, these female…

Introduction As CEO of Prime Media Corporation Bill Meade faces the following dilemmas; how to acquire a substantial amount of growth for the business and devise a strategy that will allow for a smooth transition into international markets. The planning process for this task is daunting enough on its own but Bill has the pleasure of trying to convince the board of directors that pursuing businesses overseas will lead to the success that they desire. In order to better understand the issue at…

Aboriginal people seek access, ownership, use, possession and enjoyment to resources in the control of white Australia. In the face of continuing resistance, land rights movements began to emerge for Australia has long refused to give a genuine native title to its traditional…