From Bark Petititon to Native Title

Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Chair, Northern Land Council:
'I am happy to see that the Mabo judgement has changed the basis of land ownership in Australia by acknowledging that there is a pre-existing system. This is a recognition of Aboriginal law which I have fought for all my life.'

Keywords: aboriginal law, land ownership, Northern land Council, Yunupingu, Galarrwuy, 1996

'From Bark Petition to Native Title : 20 Years of Land Rights, in Land Rights Laws - Past, Present and Future', CLC/NLC Conference 16-17 August 1996, p 16.
Author: Strelein, Lisa
Source: Yunupingu, Galarrwuy