Land-rights acts were put forward by the Australian government in 1976, then again in 1993 (Native Title Act)which gave Aborigines certain property rights that in the past they were denied, forced to settle in compounds. The National Native Title Tribunal was especially groundbreaking in dealing with Aboriginal claims for land that they rightly believed was taken from them. ... These saw negotiations on land between native title-holders and the land users themselves. ... This is a sad fact for the Aboriginal people, especially given that they finally have rights to claim certain things, includ...

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Recent legal and political decisions in this country (High Court Mabo Decision 1992 & subsequent Native Title Act 1993) show that Australia as a nation is at least beginning to formally recognise the importance of what the land means to Aboriginals. ...

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