The Mabo Oration is a biennial event organised by the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland, and is the Commission's
public commitment to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Queensland. It celebrates and pays tribute to the
work of Eddie Mabo, who achieved High Court recognition of the occupation of Australia prior to white settlement.
The inaugural Mabo Oration was held on 3 June 2005 at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane and was given by
Noel Pearson. The 2007 Oration was delivered on 15 June 2007 by Professor Larissa Behrendt.
Tom Calma (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and Race Discrimination Commissioner)
delivered the 2009 Mabo Oration at the Qld Performing Arts Centre on Friday 5 June.
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