Indigenous language and language rights in Australia after the ‘Mabo’ (No 2) Decision - a poor report card
This paper investigates one element of the decision in Mabo v Queensland [No 2] (1992) 175 CLR 1, namely Indigenous languages, and whether there has been a transformational shift in the treatment and recognition of Indigenous languages and language rights post-Mabo.
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