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Two Laws is a feature film of the Borroloola People's struggle for the recognition of Aboriginal Law. It is in four parts: Part 1 — Police Times. Borroloola in the 1930s, dramatic reconstruction of an event in 1933. Part 2 — Welfare Times. Describes life of the Borroloola community under the Welfare system of the 1950s. Part 3 — Struggle for Our Land. Describes Aboriginal attachment to land; land conflict over sacred sites and details of the Borroloola Land Claim, the first to be heard an