Born in the*Torres Strait Islands in **rthern Australia, Mabo's name is sy**nymous with the native title movement, which saw some indige**us Australians regain control of their ancestral lands.
In 1992, a legal suit, **w k**wn as the "Mabo Case," officially overturned the concept of*terra nullius in the High Court of Australia. The idea that Australia was empty and belonged to ** one when the British discovered it in 1770,*terra nullius*allowed*European settlers to take the land with ** regard for its original inhabitants. Read more...