Sarah,

Noel Pearson is spreading some tough love because he cares about the future of his people. Unlike the left who have been far too namby pamby about the whole business. The left cared more about the appearance and the niceties of Aboriginal policy. Finally we have someone who’s interested in results.

Western Red is bang on when he says that for far too long now we have focussed on people’s rights, almost entirely forgetting that citizens used to have responsibilities as well. There is just NO WAY there can be viable economies in every tiny aboriginal settlement. Without REAL work, not gov’t make work, these people can never have the things we take for granted.

Noel Pearson knows that stopping the cycle of poverty isn’t going to be easy. But he’s also no longer prepared to stay quiet while his people are brought to the brink of destruction. Passive welfare, the lefts solution, is killing aborigines and their communities.

When it became clear from the recent study that aboriginal children were suffering from child abuse at levels unimaginable in white Australia, Pearson and the Gov’t said ENOUGH.

There is no point any longer in pretending that aboriginal policy over the last twenty years has been at least as big a failure as the previous twenty.

Noel Pearson should be on your list as he has well and truly rocked the boat to get some real help for his community. No more throwing money at the problem in the hope that we wouldn’t have to do something to fix it

Well what else but a wishy washy ideologically careful piece of prose written by hose who believe in all this civil society rhetoric. New age, born again Marxists playing with themselves.

Disgusting! stop it before you go blind! (too late you already are)

Vern ,
you seem to think that "throwing money " at Aboriginal Services doesn't work .

I disagree . The more money that is thrown at Indigenous Services the better .

It is HOW the money is managed and who catches it that is the most important aspect of Indigenous funding .

Critics of Aboriginal Policy and Aboriginals will use your words to back their argument that Aboriginal people should not receive a brass razoo to help them out with their health, housing and education .

Mal Brough has at last listened to the experts on health ,housing and education and found out that the catch-up money that needs to be thrown at Indigenous Programmes in the Northern Territory is now up around 2 BILLION dollars .

Now that's a lot of buckets .

I disagree with the statement "Third Way debate in Europe and North America in the 1990's never reached Australia. Its only champion, Mark Latham,....." During those 1990's I watched the bits and pieces of Third Way and Blairite stuff spreading through leftie, ALP and "The Mutuals" here in South East Queensland to ad nauseum levels. Acolytes will try on every new idea as it sweeps through. I'm not disputing your basic article, just this opinion.

westernred,

It would be interesting to know how much of the money that comes into these communities goes to white business people.
Indigenous people without the chains of despair ,alcohol and drugs will do OK .

Knocking Aboriginal people has gone on for the last 200 years .

It's poor Form in my book and irresponsble to boot .

Ps.Funny how all the westernreds [kangaroos] around here have disappeared along with most of the Aboriginals.

We always know what's best for the locals.