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Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Mabo
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'Tells the story of one of Australia's national heroes: Eddie Koiki Mabo, the Torres Strait Islander who left school at fifteen, yet spearheaded the High Court challenge that once and for all overthrew the fiction of terra nullius.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 20/5/2014)

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Works about this Work

Missing in Action: the ABC and Australia’s Screen Culture Kim Dalton , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 1 May 2017;

'Achievements by the ABC to significantly increase levels of local drama, comedy, documentary, Indigenous and children’s content, as well as expand partnerships with independent production houses and creative talent, have in recent years been reversed.' (Introduction)

Resisting Invasions : Indigenous Peoples and Land Rights Battles in Mabo and Terra Vermelha Aline Frey , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Ilha Do Desterro : A Journal of English Language , vol. 69 no. 2 2016;
'This article examines two feature films, focusing on the link between Indigenous cinema, environmental preservation and land rights. The first film is Mabo (2012) directed by Aboriginal filmmaker Rachel Perkins. It centres on a man’ legal battle for recognition of Indigenous land’ ownership in Australia. The second film is Terra Vermelha (Birdwatchers, Marco Bechis, 2008), which centres on the violence endured by a contemporary Brazilian Indigenous group attempting to reclaim their traditional lands occupied by agribusiness barons. Based on comparative analysis of Mabo and Terra Vermelha, this article discusses the similar challenges faced by Indigenous nations in these two countries, especially the colonial dispossession of their ancestral territories and the postcolonial obstacles to reclaim and exercise self-determination over them.' (Publication abstract)
Mabo Nonie Sharp , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: History Australia , April vol. 10 no. 1 2013; (p. 214-216)

— Review of Mabo Sue Smith , 2011 single work film/TV
y separately published work icon Rachel's Perkins' Mabo Anica Boulanger-Mashberg , Cheltenham : Insight Publications , 2013 6900245 2013 single work single work criticism
y separately published work icon Rachel Perkins' Mabo Anica Boulanger-Mashberg , Cheltenham : Insight Publications , 2013 6819577 2013 single work criticism children's

'Insight Text Guides are written by highly qualified specialists in the relevant area of literature or film. All writers are experienced teachers at secondary or tertiary level, and present clear and accessible analyses for students. This guide to Rachel Perkins’ film covers the context and background to Eddie Mabo’s life and explores the wider themes and issues raised by the film.' (Newsouth Books website)

Detail Pays Court to Mabo Win Geoff Shearer , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 8 June 2012; (p. 70)

— Review of Mabo Sue Smith , 2011 single work film/TV
Law of the Land Ruth Ritchie , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 June 2012; (p. 18-19)

— Review of Mabo Sue Smith , 2011 single work film/TV
Mabo Nonie Sharp , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: History Australia , April vol. 10 no. 1 2013; (p. 214-216)

— Review of Mabo Sue Smith , 2011 single work film/TV
Telemovie Epic on Eddie Mabo Set for 2012 2011 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 9 June vol. 10 no. 227 2011; (p. 5)
Mabo Story To Be Told in Telemovie Mark Roy , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Torres News , no. 982 2011; (p. 5)
Mailman, Bani Win Lead Roles in Mabo Telemovie 2011 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 19 October vol. 10 no. 239 2011; (p. 8)
Threats Force Mabo Movie Crew to End Island Shooting Fiona Byrne , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 October 2011; (p. 8)
Excitement Builds as Producers Prepare to Film Mabo Telemovie Michelle Watson , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: National Indigenous Times , 5 October vol. 10 no. 237 2011; (p. 4)
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