No further advanced than when the stolen children stopped. That is how this discussion is going.
Those stolen people are in society, they have not returned to the camps.
So what does this say.
It may have been cruel to a point, sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.
Either give these people in camps, their own space in their traditional areas away from towns and white man. Or remove the youngest from these camps and educate and train.
Work is not in the indig; colture.
It is the elders holding the young back from advancement. Unless these issues are addressed you can talk in circles for another 100 years or more and still be no further advanced.
Someone will discredit this lot, and give no ulternate solution.
On sale in Alice Springs is a unleaded fuel called Opal, It is unsniffable.

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Squeers,
well put ! Clap, clap, clap,....

I appreciate most of the comment,good inside KAEP. Indigenous need not a state or reserve but they need to be guide by they on choice people, recognized by the Australian Government with effective power in the Parliament.We have a good example with Western Australia rural vote and representation.
The indigenous elected only by them need a special status of power in parliament compensating they small number.
Aboriginal council and other organization are probably not representative of them all, and had not effective power.
They elected must do what the base want, like our representative!!
The Indigenous elected are the one to found the solution with help from the present government,the Indigenous people will be regain they free will empowering them for a brighter future.
Most indispensable is to love them like Jesus and interceded for they need e Salvation. The Christian God Word is clear Justice!!Justice=Love God bless the Indigenous Amen (Cosi Sia ) Ciao

...You may all be surprised to learn, The Malcolm Fraser Government of 1977, introduced the CDEP scheme to Aboriginal communities Australia wide. Frasers initiative gave Aboriginals a voice, a job and a direction in life which they themselves could control.

...The CDEP gave Aboriginals a standing in the broader community, comparable to white workers. Malcolm Fraser was in fact a progressive in his time for Aboriginal welfare and rights. To my mind his opinion matters on Human rights for Aboriginals: I think he is not only genuine here, but has put his “money where your mouth is” as proof.

...On the other hand, Howard, Hockey and Brough’s decision to dismantle Frasers progressive incentives of the old CDEP, redirecingt it for political purposes of the Liberals at the time, was ruthless, uncaring and dis-advanced the Aboriginal cause for betterment of their society through their future community employment prospects (an essential human right for any community

Squeers
Yes bravo for a well-aimed, and well-deserved, kick up Malcolm's backside.

If all the money squandered by the born-to-rule mob since 1975 on failed schemes of indigenous social engineering, had simply been divided by the number of Aborigines and given to them in cash, they would all be millionaires and who could say the results would be any worse?