Spot on Graham and to boot Brough is a bully. Fix child abuse by building more police stations. I don't think he is anywhere near as bright as Clint Eastwood.
And don't you like the way the Howard government replaced ATSIC with Noel Pearson.
Howard's gift to the world - bullying.
Bruce Haigh

Once again Graham manages to successfully mix the aesthetic with the political.

But what films should Mal watch to improve his mind and dealings?

I would humbly suggest he starts with Walkabout (1971)...

Graham, I too am struck by the grim irony of Sheriff Brough's toe-cutting tactics following 'hard on the heels of over 200 years of studied indifference towards Indigenous Australia from governments of all political persuasions'.

He's cracked the whip and is rounding up the posse in the nick of time for the big round-up at the end of the year.

Finally we get a minister who is brave enough to put the indigneous children first and all he gets on this forum is a group of people willing to criticise his methods but have no anwsers themselves. One would think that when it came to sexual and physical child abuse one would lay aside your politics and at least give someone praise who is trying to address the issue. We desparately need more Noel Pearsons who are prepared to put their neck on the line in order to help his people.

Smug, smug, smug article. Not all all droll. Brough is thru training and temperament a man of action So what.
His presence in this portfolio has and will bring about change. How do those who knew about the paedophilia and abuses; those who worked on the ground as police, nurses and social workers live with themselves? My guess is that they hide behind such attitudes evidenced by Ring's article.

Goodness gracious, there is a drug and alcohol problem in the Aboriginal community. A National emergency no less. Who would of thought? I am 48 years of age,and could have been knocked over with a feather when the PM advised the Nation of this sad state of affairs.
It is admirable that he is prepared to deal with it so close to an election. I imagine the PM was fairly shocked by the revelations, having recently advised Parliament, that Australians had never had it so good. I was further rocked this morning when my local rag (newspaper), reported that dirty money was being laundered through our Casino. Who would have thought.