The mining industry's campaign against native title: Some explanations

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-122

  Lavelle, Ashley ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0035531623     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361140020032214     Document Type: Article

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