Terra nullius

Buchan and Heath argue that the term terra nullius was used to create a false construct of Australia and it’s Aboriginal people. Terra Nullius resulted in Britain justifying illegal colonisation of Aboriginal land and denigrating Aboriginal Australians by ignoring their sovereignty despite failing to either conquer or form treaties with Aboriginal Australia people. The term terra nullius means “nobody's land” and was what the British colonists declared Australian territory was when they landed on

The Native Title Act 1993 was legislated following the decision in Mabo (No2). The Act itself extinguished the colonial doctrine of Terra Nullius and instead established native title rights. Terra Nullius as the name suggests is a Roman law concept, which literally means ‘Land belonging to no one’. Brennan J in Mabo decision rejected the doctrine and its early derivative concepts of native title and essentially replaced

concepts of terra and res nullius. It is important not to understand Caliban as allegorical for contemporary understandings of indigeneity, however, understanding how past perspectives of Caliban under a colonial worldview can help to interpret the weight of this play and the nuance The Tempest has to offer. In understanding the interactions of Caliban with others and as defined by others as a contemporary allegory for colonialism, this paper will explore the concept of terra nullius and res nullius to better

major principles, which were terra nullius and native title. Terra Nullis is a legal principle indicating that a particular part of land doesn’t belong to anyone or could be considered as no man’s land. Only Captain Cook in 1770 claimed all of the east coast under international recognised law at the time. It followed three ground rules. The rules were if the land is uninhabited, any country could claim ownership and settle the land under the principle of terra nullius. If the land was inhabited, another

Introduction 1788. The year that Indigenous Australians would mark in shame and the rest of Australia would celebrate. From the perspective of 2016, the events which took place in 1788 were barbaric, destructive and horrific to say the least. Indigenous Australians were shot, enslaved and stolen by the early settlers, all because they were seen as inferior, less civilized and were thus, merely savages for the benefit of a superior kind. The first part of this essay will therefore discuss how the

Australia is one of the few countries that acknowledge the legal land rights of minority groups or aboriginal people. The Aboriginal Land Rights Act of 1976, which was passed in December 1976, legally recognized land ownership by Aboriginal people. Recognizing the importance of land to their cultural identity, the Australian government, through this law, effectively provided land for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory. This law has a great impact on the peaceful settlement of land disputes

The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 was the first attempt by an Australian government to legally recognise the Aboriginal system of land ownership and put into law the concept of inalienable freehold title. The Land Rights Act is a fundamental piece of social reform. The History of the Land Rights Act The latest European scientific reports date Aboriginal occupation of northern Australia from at least 60,000 years ago but it was a little over one hundred years ago that the first

The 1967 referendum was a remarkable event in Australian history due to it's impact on the Indigenous people of Australia. It was the result of a call for change in the treatment of the Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. The purpose of the 1967 Referendum was to remove the discriminatory sections of the Australian Constitution which deprived the Aborigines of their human rights. It aimed to achieve an advancement in how the Aborigines were perceived and treated. Without the 1967 Referendum,

Introduction: The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act in 1976 established a basic on which to build upon for Aboriginal peoples, for the first time, they have the to right to claim land based on their traditional culture. The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act was the first attempt by any Australian Government to legalize the Aboriginal systems and land ownership. This Act allowed for Aboriginal peoples to practice their traditional ways, which had not been allowed since

The Nullarbor Plain. The Nullarbor Plain is a karst landscape located on the border of South Australia and Western Australia. It stretches across 200,000km squared. It is the Australia's largest karst landscape and it is the world's largest piece of limestone. It is located 30.7678 degrees south and 128.9700 degrees east. The Nullarbor Plain is elevated at 64 metres above sea-level. The name “Nullarbor” comes from the Latin for “no trees”, but the landscape is covered in small hardy shrubs such