Land rights and Aboriginal voices

Australian Journal of Human Rights

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-108

  Foley, Gary ^a   Anderson, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84865333299     PISSN: 1323238X     EISSN: 2573573X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1323238X.2006.11910814     Document Type: Article

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