What did the High Court decide in the Mabo case of 1992?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Native title exists in Australian law, and the idea that the land belonged to no one was rejected
- Step 1: Eddie Mabo and others from the Murray Islands challenged Queensland's claim to their land. Answer: Native title exists and terra nullius was rejected. Why not the others: The census and Commonwealth-power changes came from the 1967 referendum, and the ruling did not hand back all Crown land.
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