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Under the doctrine of terra nullius, the Crown claimed ownership of all Australian land upon settlement, despite indigenous tribes living on and using that land for centuries. The 1992 Mabo decision rejected this doctrine, recognizing native title rights and that Australia was not truly unoccupied land belonging to no one. While this overturned the racist foundations of terra nullius, the decision also noted that concepts of feudal land ownership are not reasonably applicable in the Australian context given

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SarahFardell

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