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Fifty years ago today, Vincent Lingiari lead 200 Girundji stockmen in strike at Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory.

The strike, which started as a protest for equal wages, evolved into an eight year struggle for acknowledgement of Girundji traditional land rights.

How far have we come in fifty years, and how far have we still to go?

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