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Mabo may refer to:

Places

  • Eddie Mabo (1936–1992), the Torres Strait Islander man who instigated the 1992 test case for native title over his people's land
    • Mabo (film), a 2012 Australian telemovie about Eddie Mabo's battle for Aboriginal land title rights
    • Mabo v Queensland (No 1) (1988), court case striking down the Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act 1985 (Qld.) under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth.)
    • Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (1992), court case recognising native title in Australia for the first time
    • Mabo: Life of an Island Man, a 1997 documentary film produced and co-directed by Trevor Graham
  • Bonita Mabo (c.1943–2018), Australian educator and activist, wife of Eddie
  • Gail Mabo (born 1965), daughter of Eddie and Bonita Mabo

See also

  • Ma Bo (born 1947), Chinese writer
  • Mabo tofu, alternative spelling for mapo tofu, a Chinese dish from Sichuan