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Assessing Australia's humanitarian assistance and development aid program 2007-2013 : Comments
By Tim Costello, published 1/11/2013The series of backward steps by both Labor and the Coalition sends a very negative message to the global community.
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Laziness can be connected with not being paid for services provided especially when Western people are seen being paid say 20 times more. e.g
The general wage for local SI people is A.$1.70 per hour while Australian accountancy employees there might be getting A.$25 plus per hour.
In contrast I see local SI people carrying 6 metre lengths of 150 x 50 hardwood for nearly a mile out of the bush to coastal canoes that get home after dark and unloaded in rain or wind.
I see the people walk or paddle for hours to get to their garden and then again to return, some stay out because of distance, then carry huge loads of potatoes or coconuts back home.
I see women sitting and bending for hours scrubbing the washing just about every second day.
I see men drive canoes for 6 hours one way and 6 back in whatever weather they encounter.
I see SI people spending time with their kids while our people use money for after school care.
Alcohol affects and destroys many people, worldwide. However Western people brought it to the region so surely they should help a little with the impact and consequences. From considerable experience in the Aus outback I can assure you alcohol is the fundamental problem with Aboriginals.
SI people and I also are not asking for a hand out for free. Notice I have asked Mr Costello to use his phone or keyboard to speak with PM Abbott or whoever.
In school I was taught money is like marbles, you have to have some marbles to play with and trade/swap.
SI and many other people worldwide are missing enough money system marbles, know what I mean.
Tim will not come forward into online debate about missing aid but he surely must come forward to PM Abbott. OLO has my email, as does Mr Abbott.
PM Abbott has reduced aid dollars but would he also reduce real aid assistance? Say to consider relevant circumstances and opportunities and to then put a proposal to the UN?
Why not?