'After Mabo': What's At Stake? (Film As Text)

Maryrose Casey recounts the Mabo decision which legally set aside the notion of terra nullius, and the reaction against the decision by politicians, leaders from the mining industry, financiers and media commentators, many of whom sought to label indigenous rights as discriminatory. The article, like the documentary, explores representations of indigenous Australians, the impact of these representations and the resultant effect on the power to negotiate.