Saturday, August 27, 2011 - 16:00
Michael Kirby launches Bryan Keon-Cohen QC's memoir Mabo in the Courts, an insider's account of the decade-long native title case. The book discusses Mabo's motivations, the Murray Islander witnesses, their culture, a lengthy trial, Queensland's determined opposition, the lawyers and judges and final success in the High Court.
ACMI, The Cube. Free, no booking required.