... Mabo v. Queensland has caused much controversy amongst Australians. The decision that Australia was not a land belonging to no-one brought up many racial issues and created the Australian Doctrine of native title. These decisions have been called activist because they were not made abiding to the strict lines of the Constitution; instead these decisions were made somewhat creatively. Sir Lionel Murphy was ... Activist that was never afraid to be outspoken on important issues (Hocking 2000, date accessed 25 May 2001). His Racial Discrimi! nation Act 1975 was the core of the landmark nati...

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