... in 1788 and give rights to traditional land owners. Before this time, Australia had been referred to as Terra Nullius, meaning "land belonging to no-one". Mabo brought about the Native Title Act (1993) to enforce the decision in Australian statute law. Although this demonstrates the way the High Court protected the rights of individuals and minority groups, it also shows the ... creation of statute law that discriminates. The Native Title Act was created especially to give rights to Aboriginal people (who have often been the subject of racial prejudice), thus creating an anomaly in the ...

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