2024HSCMultiple choice

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Statement 1: The Wik Decision (1996) extinguished pastoralists’ rights on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land.

Statement 2: The Native Title Act 1993 (Commonwealth) required all states and territories to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights claims to Commonwealth lands.

Which of the following is correct?
A. Both statements are true.
B. Both statements are false.
C. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.
D. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.

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Solution

B. Both statements are false. The Wik Decision recognised that native title could coexist with pastoral leases; the Native Title Act 1993 established a claims process but did not require all states and territories to recognise claims to Commonwealth land.

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Religion and Belief Systems in Australia post-1945

Religion in AustraliaInvestigate religious expression, Aboriginal spiritualities and changes in Australia since 1945.

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