IND/Dispossession and Terra Nullius

Land, as we have learned throughout this subject, is central to Aboriginal identity, well being and economic development. It is the source of life, law and religion. The right to land has been an issue of much concern for Indigenous Australians since the time of colonisation and the dispossession of ancestral lands. This week we explore the nature of Indigenous rights to land under the Native Title Act and the issue of heritage protection.