if he was elected, a treaty would be signed to recognize that the Aboriginal people were the original owners of the Australian Continent. Makaratta is an Aboriginal word meaning ―the end of a dispute and the start of normal relatoions‖.
22.Mabo Judgment---In 1992 the High Court of Australia passed a decision which has become known as the Mabo Judgment. The decision recognized that the people of Murray Island in Torres Strait held and continued to hold native title to their land. Mabo was the name of the Aborigine who brought the case to the court and fought for it until death. 最高法院决定承认Murray岛的人民继续保持他们自己领土的国家头衔。13:14:22