The High Court decided in the landmark decision of Mabo v Queensland (No.2) that:
A) Australia was terra nullius at the time of colonisation.
B) The Meriam people had no title to the Murray islands.
C) Indigenous Australians could have their traditional title to land formally recognised.
D) Compensation should be paid where traditional rights are removed.
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