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			'''Australian Aborigines''' are a class of peoples who are identified by ] law as being members of a ] indigenous to the ].

			In the ], Australian Aborigines have been specifically identified as a class of people who share, in common, biological ancestry back to the original occupants of this continent<ref name="QUT01"><small>Accessed 25 March 2008</small> </ref> .

			Justice Dean of the High Court famously described and defined an Australian Aboriginal person as:

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			''"..a person of Aboriginal descent, albeit mixed, who identifies himself as such and who is recognised by the Aboriginal community as an Aboriginal.."''<ref name="158CLR">Dean, J (1984) Tasmania v Commonwealth. 158 CLR. Page 243.</ref>
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			Eve Fesi, an Australian Aborigine from the Gabi Gabi people, published in the Aboriginal Law Bulletin describing how she and other Australian Aborigines preferred to be identified:

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			''"The word 'aborigine' refers to an indigenous person of any country. If it is to be used to refer to us as a specific group of people, it should be spelt with a capital 'A', i.e. 'Aborigine'..."''<ref name="Fesi01"> <small> Accessed 25 March 2008 </small> </ref>
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			==External links==
			* <small>Accessed 25 March 2008</small>


			==References==
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This is an article about a class of people as identified and defined within Australian law. For more general information on Australian Aborigines go to Indigenous Australians.

Australian Aborigines are a class of peoples who are identified by Australian law as being members of a race indigenous to the Australian continent.

In the High Court of Australia, Australian Aborigines have been specifically identified as a class of people who share, in common, biological ancestry back to the original occupants of this continent .

Justice Dean of the High Court famously described and defined an Australian Aboriginal person as:

"..a person of Aboriginal descent, albeit mixed, who identifies himself as such and who is recognised by the Aboriginal community as an Aboriginal.."

Eve Fesi, an Australian Aborigine from the Gabi Gabi people, published in the Aboriginal Law Bulletin describing how she and other Australian Aborigines preferred to be identified:

"The word 'aborigine' refers to an indigenous person of any country. If it is to be used to refer to us as a specific group of people, it should be spelt with a capital 'A', i.e. 'Aborigine'..."

External links

PLEVITZ, Loretta D & CROFT, Larry (2003) "Aboriginality Under The Microscope: The Biological Descent Test In Australian Law" QUT Law & Justice Journal Number 7Accessed 25 March 2008

References

Plevitz, Loretta D & Croft, Larry (2003) "Aboriginality Under The Microscope: The Biological Descent Test In Australian Law" QUT Law & Justice Journal Number 7Accessed 25 March 2008
Dean, J (1984) Tasmania v Commonwealth. 158 CLR. Page 243.
Fesi, Eve (1986) "‘Aborigine’ and ‘Aboriginal’" Aboriginal Law Bulletin. Number 39. Accessed 25 March 2008

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