Noel Pearson, a hero of Australia's first people a leader in waiting.
In his speech on ABC radio today, a recording of his speech at a writers conference made much sense.
He told of the first step in a better life for Aboriginal children, as easy some times as washing the child and taking them if they are ill to a medical center.
Do some understand this is often a task too hard for some parents?
How do you blame white fella for this? or the stolen generation?
He reminded me and I hope every one no government will ever resolve this issue by legislation, no government can stop grog abuse child neglect but would you have them stop trying?
How hard is it to see the children go to school clean and tidy?
Eat before the money is spent on grog?
I know this is a shame on my country, but it shames those who sit and let it happen too.
Clone Noel a thousand times but do not forget hold your selves accountable for your action or lack of it.

No answer Belly, to my question ??

kartiya jim,

Assuming you're FrankGol, here's your answer. They have nothing to do with saving the children, nor even saving the adults. Instead they represent an idealogical drive which will mean that what could have been the best chance to fix the many problems afflicting these communities will go to the way side.

Belly , I used to agree with you .

Pearson's attitude , [along with Warren Mundine's]to TRADITIONAL Aboriginal Culture should be a concern for all Tribal Aboriginal People .

Mundine's non-commital attitude to the continuation of Aboriginal Culture in the Northern Territory Is a disgrace .

Has He lost His Dreaming??

He's " chucked it in " with the whites as far as I'm concerned .

James Purser

Let me assure you, kartiya jim and I do not inhabit the same body/mind. Nor do I masquerade as BOAZ-David.

I've never met kartiya jim, but I'm sure he's a fine person - intelligent, sensitive, compassionate, so thanks for the compliment.

Now what was the question you thought we asked?

FrankGol,

Apologies, I hadn't read through kat's post to see his question.

I was replying to this question in your first post:

No-one in the Government has any proper answer to the question: what have these measures got to do with child protection?