People gathered this week in Townsville, Queensland, to remember a seminal moment in the nation's history, and the efforts of one man to bring it about.
Aboriginal Australians are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their landmark victory over land rights. It was on 3 June 1992 that the Australian High Court overturned more than 200 years of white domination of land ownership.
The victory was largely down to one indigenous man called Eddie Mabo.
Read more at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18291022
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